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Table 3 Characteristics of the population with or without eGFR < 75 ml/min/1.73m2

From: Thyroid function and age-related decline in kidney function in older Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Younger Adults

Older Adults

eGFR≧ 75 ml/min/1.73m2

eGFR < 75 ml/min/1.73m2

eGFR≧ 75 ml/min/1.73m2

eGFR < 75 ml/min/1.73m2

(N 11,756)

(N 273)

(N 2724)

(N 900)

Female (N, %)

4873 (41.5%)

48 (17.6%) *

893 (32.8%)

249 (27.7%) **

Age (years)

48.46 (10.06)

57.31 (6.01) *

72.09 (5.90)

76.9 (6.61) **

BMI (kg/m2)

23.50 (2.35)

24.61 (1.96) *

23.90 (2.23)

24.02 (2.30)

Hypertension (N, %)

3155 (26.8%)

122 (44.7%) *

1888 (69.3%)

670 (74.4%)

Diabetes (N, %)

771 (6.6%)

10 (3.7%) *

543 (19.9%)

145 (16.1%) **

SCr (mg/dL)

0.78 (0.15)

1.11 (0.11) *

0.78 (0.12)

1.03 (0.15) **

UA (Ï…mol/L)

333.89 (76.70)

404.86 (83.29) *

335.67 (73.82)

385.32 (81.01) **

FT3 (pmol/L)

4.89 (0.56)

4.88 (0.56)

4.70 (0.50)

4.54 (0.52)

FT4 (pmol/L)

17.20 (1.95)

17.27 (1.96)

17.10 (2.04)

17.05 (2.08)

TSH (mIU/L)

2.23 (1.07)

2.37 (0.85)

2.38 (1.42)

2.62 (2.01) **

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

102.05 (11.28)

70.33 (3.72) *

87.04 (6.07)

65.57 (7.14) **

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, SCr Serum Creatinine, UA Urine Acid, FT3 Free Triiodothyronine, FT4 Free Thyroxine, TSH Thyroid- Stimulating Hormone, eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate measured by the 2009 CKD-EPI formula
  2. * P < 0.05 compared with the eGFR ≧75 ml/min/1.73m2 group in the younger subjects
  3. ** P < 0.05 compared with the eGFR ≧75 ml/min/1.73m2 group in older subjects
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