Usefulness of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography for Predicting Cardiac Events in Asymptomatic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at the Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy

Table 2

Basic characteristics of the two groups according to CACS and CAS by MDCT.

	No CACS/CAS (𝑛=33)	CACS or CAS (𝑛=41)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	49.0±14.2	62.5±10.2	<0.01
Sex (male : female)	20 : 13	26 : 15	NS
Diabetes mellitus, 𝑛 (%)	12 (36.3%)	26 (63.4%)	<0.05
SBP (mmHg)	140.3±21.9	140.8±17.6	NS
DBP (mmHg)	79.7±12.8	76.6±11.4	NS
Hb (g/dL)	8.5±1.8	8.8±1.3	NS
Calcium (mg/dL)	8.2±1.1	8.3±1.2	NS
Phosphate (mg/dL)	5.6±1.8	5.0±1.2	NS
iPTH (pg/mL)	184.0±137.9	145.9±110.9	NS
Uric acid	6.2±1.4	7.5±1.2	<0.01
hsCRP (mg/L)	10.5±25.0	9.6±13.4	NS
Albumin (g/dL)	3.4±0.7	3.4±0.5	NS
TC (mg/dL)	167.5±34.9	179.7±57.0	NS
HDL-C (mg/dL)	42.0±12.3	37.2±8.9	NS
LDL-C (mg/dL)	99.0±31.6	117.4±49.6	NS
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	124.3±48.7	134.8±60.9	NS
Free fatty acid (uEq/L)	299.3±234.5	295.5±169.9	NS
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dL)	55.4±47.3	48.3±53.3	NS
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	481.7±130.5	468.4±138.0	NS
PAI-1	15.8±7.6	17.2±11.4	NS
Homocysteine (umol/L)	22.1±20.9	19.2±6.6	NS
EF (%)	61.3±12.7	61.4±7.8	NS
LVMI	33.1±9.0	36.9±15.7	NS

All values are expressed as mean ± SD; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Hb: hemoglobin; iPTH: intact parathyroid intact hormone; hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; EF: ejection fraction; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; CACS: coronary artery calcium score; NS: not significant.