Research Article
Clinical Epidemiology of Reduced Kidney Function among Elderly Male Fishing and Agricultural Population in Taipei, Taiwan
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants with and without chronic kidney disease (
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| Variables | General () | Age | Chronic kidney disease | 65–74 () | 75–84 () | ≥85 () | value for -test | Yes () | No () | value for -test | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD |
| Age (year) | | — | — | — | — | | | <0.001 | SBP (mm Hg) | | | | | 0.78 | | | 0.003 | DBP (mm Hg) | | | | | <0.001 | | | 0.67 | BMI (kg/m²) | | | | | 0.78 | | | 0.64 | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | | 0.03 | | | 0.02 | Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | | | | | <0.001 | | | 0.33 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | | | <0.001 | | | <0.001 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | 0.90 | | | 0.72 | HDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | 0.03 | | | <0.001 | Uric acid (mg/dL) | | | | | <0.001 | | | <0.001 | ALT (U/L) | | | | | 0.03 | | | 0.07 |
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