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Table 2 General characteristics in groups of eGFR< 60 and ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73m2

From: Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations among the elderly in a rural community: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total (n = 651)

eGFR< 60 (n = 174)

eGFR≥60 (n = 477)

p-value

Age, yr

71.6

±

7.5

75.3

±

7.8

70.1

±

6.8

< 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.0

±

3.4

23.7

±

3.5

24.1

±

3.4

0.247

Body surface area

1.3

±

0.3

1.2

±

0.3

1.3

±

0.3

< 0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

67.7

[59.5, 76.2]

53.0

[45.4, 57.0]

71.4

[66.2, 78.0]

< 0.001

BUN, mg/dL

15.8

[13.1, 19.1]

18.1

[15.4, 23.3]

15.0

[12.6, 17.8]

< 0.001

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.95

[0.85, 1.09]

1.17

[1.00, 1.34]

0.90

[0.83, 1.01]

< 0.001

ADMA, μmol/L

0.674

±

0.111

0.691

±

0.112

0.667

±

0.11

0.013

ADMA elevation *

182

(28.0)

57

(31.3)

125

(26.7)

0.237

Systolic BP, mmHg

134.2

±

20.1

137.3

±

21.6

133

±

19.4

0.014

Diastolic BP, mmHg

72

±

10.1

71.1

±

10.5

72.3

±

10

0.172

Pulse pressure, bpm

62.2

±

16.9

67.2

±

18.1

61.8

±

14.2

0.003

Fasting glucose, mg/dL

90

[83, 101]

91

[84, 107]

89

[83, 99]

0.001

Fasting insulin, uIU/mL

7.6

[5.9, 10.3]

8.4

[6.2, 13.2]

7.4

[5.8, 9.9]

0.002

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

181.9

±

36

175.3

±

38.7

184.4

±

34.7

0.003

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

50.9

±

12.7

48.6

±

12.5

51.8

±

12.7

0.004

Triglycerides, mg/dL

136

[102, 188]

149

[109, 193]

129

[100, 185]

0.844

Diabetes, %

150

(23.0)

55

(30.2)

95

(20.3)

0.008

Hypertension, %

420

(64.5)

139

(76.4)

281

(59.9)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia, %

181

(27.8)

57

(31.3)

124

(26.4)

0.216

Smoking

 Non-smoker

456

(70.0)

131

(72.0)

325

(69.3)

0.792

 Past smoker

117

(18.0)

31

(17.0)

86

(18.3)

 

 Current smoker

78

(12.0)

20

(11.0)

58

(12.4)

 

Drinking

 Non-drinker

512

(78.7)

157

(86.3)

355

(75.7)

0.002

 Current drinker

139

(21.3)

25

(13.7)

114

(24.3)

 
  1. Values are shown as mean ± SD, median [IQR], or number (%)
  2. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BP, blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine
  3. * ADMA elevation, people with ADMA concentrations >75th percentile