There Is No Impact of Diabetes on the Endothelial Function of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Table 2

Laboratorial characteristics of the study population.

	CKD group ()	CKD-DM group ()
Creatinine, mg/dl	2.33 ± 0.65	2.22 ± 0.65	0.442
CKD-EPI, ml/min/1.73 m^2	24 (21–34.5)	28 (23.5–35.5)	0.267
Albuminuria, μg/min (24 h)	42.1 (11.5–131.7)	132.3 (39.5–767.4)	0.014
Glucose, mg/dl	88 (85–92)	142 (80–206)	0.003
Hemoglobin A1c, %	5.6 (5.3–5.9)	8.4 (7.2–9.9)	<0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	163 (151–187)	183 (141–217)	0.141
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl	52 (42–61)	46 (40–53)	0.074
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl	90 (70–105)	103 (71–123)	0.113
Triglycerides, mg/dl	128 (90–183)	176 (126–305)	0.002
Ionized calcium, mmol/l	1.31 ± 0.06	1.29 ± 0.06	0.095
Phosphate, mg/dl	3.5 ± 0.6	3.6 ± 0.6	0.338
Alkaline phosphatase, U/l	67 (60–86)	80 (66–95)	0.036
Bicarbonate, mmol/l	24.8 ± 2.8	26.9 ± 3.4	0.005
Parathyroid hormone, pg/ml	163 (96–240)	167 (117–210)	0.948
Hemoglobin, g/dl	13.5 ± 1.6	13.7 ± 1.6	0.607
Pulse wave velocity, m/s	8.5 ± 1.8	10.3 ± 1.7	<0.001

HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.