Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index Is Higher in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Demographic, anthropometric, and laboratory data of hypertensive patients in both groups.

Variable	SAH group	CKD group	P value
Age (years)	62.8±1.7	63.2±1.7	0.8786
Men, n (%)	18 (60)	18 (60)	1.0000
Black, n (%)	4 (13)	7 (23)	0.3251
Current smokers, n (%)	5 (17)	4 (13)	0.7232
Previous cerebrovascular disease, n (%)	2 (7)	2 (7)	1.0000
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	14 (47)	13 (43)	0.7091
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.4±0.8	26.4±0.8	0.3856
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.93±0.01	0.92±0.01	0.6881
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.9±0.2	12.5±0.2	<0.0001
Glucose (mg/dL)	95.8±11.1	98.7±8.9	0.2645
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.82±0.17	2.26±0.78	<0.0001
eGFR (mL/min)	92.8±4.8	35.3±2.8	<0.0001
Sodium (mg/dL)	139±0.4	137±3.4	0.6317
Potassium (mg/dL)	4.3±0.09	4.8±0.08	0.0927
Uric acid (mg/dL)	6.0±2.0	8.4±1.8	<0.0001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	164±100	232±149	0.0737
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	205±36	200±41	0.6355
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	120±39	106±33	0.1489
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	51±24	39±10	0.0199
C-Reactive protein (mg/L)	2.6±0.6	6.4±1.7	0.0338
UACR (mg/g)	19±5	367±90	0.0002
LVH in ECG, n (%)	1 (4)	4 (13)	0.2216

Data presented as mean ± SEM or n (%). SAH, systemic arterial hypertension; CKD, chronic kidney disease; BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate by MDRD equation; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; UACR, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; ECG, electrocardiogram.