BioMed Research International / 2014 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
Effects of Single Pill-Based Combination Therapy of Amlodipine and Atorvastatin on Within-Visit Blood Pressure Variability and Parameters of Renal and Vascular Function in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
Variables Mean ± SD or % Age (y)
Sex (male/female) 14/6 Body mass index (kg/m2 )
Alcohol (%) 40 Smoking (%) 20 Diabetes mellitus (%) 40 Dyslipidemia (%) 85 Previous cardiovascular disease (%) 20 Clinic blood pressure SBP (mmHg)
DBP (mmHg)
Glucose-lipid metabolism Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
Glycated hemoglobin (%)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Renal function Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2 )
UACR (mg/g-Cr)
Serum cystatin C (mg/L)
Inflammatory and oxidative stress markers hs-CRP (mg/dL)
Serum pentosidine (μ g/mL)
Medication Statin (%) 30 Calcium channel blockers (%) 100 RAS inhibitors (%) 85
Values are means ± SD. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UACR: urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; RAS: renin-angiotensin system.