The Crosstalk between Calcium Ions and Aldosterone Contributes to Inflammation, Apoptosis, and Calcification of VSMC via the AIF-1/NF-κB Pathway in Uremia

Table 1

Clinicopathological factors in serum.

Clinical parameters (median, IQR)	Normal patients ()	MHD patients ()
Ca^2+ (mmol/L)	1.21 (1.14, 1.27)	1.33 (1.81, 1.41)	0.567
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.48 (1.43, 1.65)	1.88 (1.51, 2.05)	0.034
Aldosterone (pg/mL)	90.6 (65.4, 116.5)	104.6 (71.4, 121.5)	0.085
ALP (unit/L)	95.5 (56.7, 126.5)	114.3 (75.6, 136.2)	0.066
Macrophage (M1/M2)	2.34 (1.81, 3.87)	3.18 (2.01, 4.37)	0.059
hs-CRP (mg/L)	5.34 (2.95, 7.59)	6.61 (3.58, 8.14)	0.831
AIF-1 (pg/mL)	152.5 (95.1, 186.5)	170.9 (127.1, 216.2)	0.052
MCP-1 (pg/mL)	135.8 (114.6, 166.2)	150.6 (125.1, 176.8)	0.064
Albumin (g/L)	42.1 (37.8, 44.7)	40.3 (36.2, 45.6)	0.728