Comparison of Clinical Trajectories before Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy between Diabetic Nephropathy and Nephrosclerosis on the KDIGO Guidelines Heat Map
Table 3
Laboratory data before the initiation of RRT in the two groups.
Variables
Diabetic nephropathy
Nephrosclerosis
value
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
8.8 ± 1.4
9.9 ± 1.6
0.004
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
5.5 ± 1.1
4.2 ± 0.8
<0.0001
UACR (mg/gCr)
3000 2084, 4184]
972 490, 1830]
<0.0001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
10.1 ± 0.9
10.7 ± 0.9
0.290
Serum albumin (g/dL)
3.3 ± 0.6
3.7 ± 0.4
0.0012
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
173 ± 38
167 ± 35
0.341
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
45 ± 13
52 ± 13
0.013
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
141 96, 178]
94 76, 127]
<0.0001
Glycated hemoglobin (%)
6.5 ± 0.7
5.6 ± 0.4
<0.0001
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)
2670 1531, 7209]
1298 594, 3226]
0.021
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)
0.17 0.10, 0.29]
0.09 0.03, 0.14]
<0.0001
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median [interquartile range]. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; UACR, urinary albumin to creatinine ratio.
