Inflammation, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease: Role of Aerobic Capacity

Table 1

Clinical variables and laboratorial characteristics of patients.

Patients	39
Hemodialysis	17
Predialysis	22
Age (years)	54.9±14.16
Kidney disease etiology
Hypertension	16
Diabetes	11
Glomerulopathies	7
Others	5
BMI (Kg/m^2)	26.5±5.25
Central SBP (mm Hg)	122±19.3
Central DBP (mm Hg)	83±12.8
Central PP (mm Hg)	39±13.4
Pulse wave velocity (m/s)	8.3±1.26
Augmentation index (%)	26.3±14.02
VO2max (mL/kg/min)	26.6±8.02
CA-IMT L—m (mm)	0.79±0.194
CA-IMT L—mx (mm)	0.96±0.234
CA-IMT R—m (mm)	0.81±0.247
CA-IMT R—mx (mm)	0.97±0.273
Presence of atherosclerotic plaque (%)	41%
Creatinine (mg/dL)	6.0±4.29
Clearance of creatinine (mL/min)	32±20.4
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12±1.7
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.3±0.79
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	4.8±1.48
CRP (mg/dL)	0.9±1.06
PTH (pg/mL)	493±553.3
Albumin (g/dL)	4±0.45
Ferritin (g/dL)	635±568.1
Transferrin saturation (%)	33.5±15.77

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; PWV: pulse wave velocity; AIx: augmentation index; CA-IMT L—m: mean of left carotid intima-media thickness; CA-IMT L—mx: maximal of left carotid intima-media thickness; CA-IMT R—m: mean of right carotid intima-media thickness; CA-IMT R—mx: maximal of right carotid intima-media thickness; CRP: C-reactive protein; PTH: parathyroid hormone.