Comparison of Clinical Trajectories before Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy between Diabetic Nephropathy and Nephrosclerosis on the KDIGO Guidelines Heat Map
Table 1
Clinical characteristics at the first visit in the two groups.
Diabetic nephropathy
Nephrosclerosis
value
(male/female)
50 (34/16)
50 (35/15)
0.833
Age (years)
57.1 ± 9.2
65.6 ± 8.4
<0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2)
24.7 ± 2.5
22.5 ± 1.7
<0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
149 ± 8
146 ± 10
0.038
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
86 ± 7
82 ± 10
0.012
Heart rate (bpm)
76 ± 8
76 ± 7
0.989
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.9 ± 0.2
1.1 ± 0.2
<0.0001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
65.6 ± 10.5
50.0 ± 6.3
<0.0001
UACR (mg/gCr)
131 57, 189]
25 15, 31]
<0.0001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
13.7 ± 0.9
13.5 ± 0.7
0.129
Serum albumin (g/dL)
4.0 ± 0.3
4.0 ± 0.2
0.580
Type of diabetes (type 1/2)
2/48
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Glycated hemoglobin (%)
7.6 ± 0.6
5.4 ± 0.3
<0.00001
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or . GFR, glomerular filtration rate; UACR, urinary albumin to creatinine ratio.
