Below the median (n = 191) | Above the median (n = 204) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59 ± 13 | 62 ± 12 | 0.012 |
Men (%) | 73.8 | 76.5 | 0.562 |
Type 2 diabetes (%) | 91.1 | 96.1 | 0.061 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 18 ± 9 | 19 ± 10 | 0.617 |
Diabetic retinopathy (%) | 92.7 | 77.5 | <0.001 |
Medication for diabetes (none/oral/insulin) | 25.1/6.3/68.6 | 25.5/17.2/57.3 | 0.002 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.2 | 24.9 ± 4.8 | 0.648 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 157 ± 24 | 151 ± 19 | 0.007 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78 ± 13 | 77 ± 13 | 0.764 |
Smoking (current or ever, %) | 62.3 | 58.8 | 0.537 |
ASCVD (%) | 57.1 | 44.1 | 0.012 |
Date of hemodialysis initiation | |||
January 2003–December 2008 | 77.5 | 33.3 | <0.001 |
January 2009–March 2013 | 22.5 | 66.7 | |
Laboratory data | |||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 9.3 ± 1.2 | <0.001 |
HbA1c (NGSP) (%) | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 6.3 ± 1.0 | 0.522 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 125 (38–1358) | 114 (29–887) | 0.163 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 42 ± 15 | 44 ± 14 | 0.202 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 106 ± 39 | 96 ± 36 | 0.009 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 8.58 ± 2.25 | 8.26 ± 1.89 | 0.123 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 5.7 ± 1.5 | 6.0 ± 2.5 | 0.130 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 0.4 (0.3–0.8) | <0.001 |
AST (U/L) | 17 ± 10 | 17 ± 8 | 0.977 |
ALT (U/L) | 13 ± 12 | 12 ± 9 | 0.593 |
γ-GT (U/L) | 18 (5–235) | 17 (7–416) | 0.828 |