Research Article

Comparison of Different Measures of Fat Mass and Their Association with Serum Cystatin C Levels

Table 1

Patient characteristics ().

VariableStatistic*

Age (years)53.5 ± 15.1
Men (, %)171 (51.0)
 Chinese 129 (38.5)
 Indian 79 (23.6)
 Malay 99 (29.6)
 Others 28 (8.4)
Diabetes (, %)119 (35.5)
Hypertension (, %)192 (57.3)
Coronary artery disease (, %)54 (16.1)
Cerebrovascular disease (, %)10 (3.0)
Systolic BP (SBP, mmHg)128 ± 22
Diastolic BP (DBP, mmHg)71 ± 10
Height (m)1.60 ± 0.09
Weight (kg)68.9 ± 15.1
Body Mass Index (BMI; kg/m2)26.8 ± 5.21
Triceps skin-fold thickness (TSF, cm)2.61 ± 1.04
Measured GFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2)67 ± 33
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)1.44 ± 0.972
Serum cystatin C (mg/L)1.27 ± 0.66
Serum albumin (g/L)42.3 ± 3.1
Serum C-reactive protein (mg/L) 5.0 (5.0-5.0)
Serum urea (mmol/L) 6.0 (4.0–10.6)
24-hr urine total protein (g/day)0.14 (0.08–0.39)
24-hr urine phosphate (mmol/day)14.6 ± 7.78
24-hr urine urea nitrogen (g/day)6.77 ± 2.91
Phosphate binders use (, %)214 (16)
Percentage body fat (Bioimpedance)34.1 ± 9.53
Waist-hip ratio0.89 ± 0.07

Data is reported as mean ± SD, or median (25%–75%), or frequency (%).