Research Article

High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Ongoing Hemodialysis in Peru: Why Should We Care About It?

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical data in the population at CNSR categorized by cardiovascular disease.

With CVD
(82%)
Without CVD
(18%)
value

Age (years)56.7 ± 13.640.4 ± 11.4<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)94.3 ± 13.590.0 ± 13.20.162
Effective blood flow (mL/min)321.6 ± 33.1341.1 ± 36.30.006
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)163.5 (49.7)169.0 (26.5)0.814
LDL-C (mg/dL)98.0 (33.7)101.0 (23.5)0.927
HDL-C (mg/dL)40.0 (9.7)42.0 (7.5)0.277
Triglycerides (mg/dL)150.0 (130.5)136.0 (113.0)0.652
Calcium (mg/dL)9.5 (2.5)9.3 (1.6)0.217
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)12.0 (1.4)11.4 (5.1)0.084
CRP (mg/dL)0.5 (0.8)0.4 (0.4)0.015
PTH (pg/mL)356.9 (427.3)475.2 (50.0)0.235

CNSR: Centro Nacional De Salud Renal; CRP: C-reactive protein; PTH: parathyroid hormone.
Mean ± SD Median (interquartile range).