Table 1. Demographic and metabolic characteristics of CKD patients (n=60)
Age, years 63 (53, 69)
Male gender, n (%) 42 (70)
Body mass index, kg/m2 27.1 ± 5.0
Hypertension, n (%) 53 (88)
Diabetes, n (%) 17 (28)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 39 (65)
Medications, n (%) Statins
Renin-Angiotensin blockers
Calcium blockers
b-blockers
39 (65) 34 (57) 33 (55) 22 (37)
Cause of CKD disease, n (%) Glomerulonephritis
Diabetic
IgA nephropathy
Vasculitis
Single kidney
Other
Unknown
13 (22) 8 (13) 6 (10) 6 (10) 5 (8) 8 (13) 14 (24)
Estimated GFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 30.5 (17.0, 46.3)
Urine protein, mg 900 (250, 2389)
Hemoglobin, g/dl 12.7±1.7
Fasting glucose, mg/dl 111±40
Total cholesterol, mg/dl 194±46
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl 50±14
Triglycerides, mg/dl 113 (92, 152)
Calcium, mg/dl 9.36±0.56
Phosphate, mg/dl 3.63±0.85
Sodium, mmol/l 138±3
Potassium, mmol/l 4.8±0.5
Parathormone, pg/ml 130 (88, 189)
Data are presented as number of patients (%) or mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range). CKD, Chronic kidney disease; GFR, Glomerular filtration rate; HDL, High density lipoprotein Data are presented as number of patients (%) or mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range). CKD, Chronic kidney disease; GFR, Glomerular filtration rate; HDL, High density lipoprotein