There Is No Impact of Diabetes on the Endothelial Function of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Table 4

Endothelial dysfunction markers based on CKD stages.

	CKD 3	CKD 4
FMD, %	2.78 ± 3.26	2.85 ± 3.55	0.930
EPC, %	0.4 (0.2–1.0)	0.3 (0.1–0.7)	0.180
SDF-1α, pg/ml	3535 (2935–4927)	3800 (2697–4472)	0.739
Serum nitric oxide, μmol/l	414.0 (294.0–581.2)	347.0 (260.0–586.9)	0.659
24 h urinary nitric oxide, μmol	3121 (2224–6348)	3149 (1010–4976)	0.252

CKD 3 = chronic kidney disease stage 3; CKD 4 = chronic kidney disease stage 4; FMD = flow-mediated dilation; EPC = endothelial progenitor cell; SDF-1α = stromal cell-derived factor 1.