Research Article
The Association between the Activin A Serum Level and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristic | Sample, N = 55 |
| | Age | 56 (23–79) | | Sex | | | Male | 37 (67.3%) | | Female | 18 (32.7) | | CKD duration (years) | 1 (1–12) | | BMI | 22.8 ± 3.67 | | CKD etiology | | | Hypertension | 19 (34.5%) | | Diabetes | 15 (27.3%) | | Obstructive uropathy | 3 (5.5%) | | Glomerulonephritis | 6 (10.9%) | | CKD stage | | | 3-4 | 25 (45%) | | 5 on dialysis | 30 (55%) | | Urea (mg/dL) | 77.7 ± 36.5 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 3.93 (1.51–15.9) | | LDL (mg/dL) | 100 ± 41.1 | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 140.1 ± 66.4 | | CRP (mg/dL) | 10 (4–230) | | Phosphate (mg/dL) | 3.7 (1.5–10.5) | | Calcium (mg/dL) | 9 (7–118) | | Albumin (mg/dL) | 3.8 (1.9–6.8) | | PTH (pg/mL) | 36.4 (6.8–1251.2) | | Activin A (pg/mL) | 236.17 (116.33–283) | | cIMT (mm) | 0.8 (0.6–1.45) |
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BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PTH, parathyroid hormone
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