Table 5 Demographic and laboratory characteristics of patients according to ADMA tertile

Age (years)

62.37 ± 10.53

66.01 ± 11.95

65.64 ± 11.70

Dialysis vintage (months)

2.48 ± 24.24

7.90 ± 1.48^c

25.62 ± 1.92^a,b

Male

25 (21.6 %)

91 (78.4 %)

37 (19.7 %)

Caucasian

31 (22.8 %)

105 (72.2 %)

51 (20.6 %)

BMI (kg/cm²)

29.74 ± 5.55

29.11 ± 5.24

27.63 ± 13.43

Waist circumference (cm)

99.46 ± 13.43

101.45 ± 11.40

101.88 ± 14.62

Diabetes mellitus

15 (23.1 %)

50 (76.9 %)

32 (18.8 %)

Metabolic syndrome

28 (19.4 %)

116 (80.6 %)

48 (17.8 %)

Cardiovascular disease

66 (30.1 %)

77 (35.2 %)

76(34.7 %)

o Cerebrovascular disease

0 (0.0 %)

20 (100.0 %)

13 (28.3 %)

o Coronary disease

13 (29.5 %)

31 (70.5 %)

11 (16.9 %)

o Peripheral vascular disease

22 (22.9 %)

35 (36.5 %)

39 (20.4 %)

o Congestive heart failure

27 (34.2 %)

28 (35.4 %)

24 (30.4 %)

Statin use

23 (21.9 %)

82 (78.1 %)

38 (19.4 %)

Cholesterol(mM)

4.70 ± 1.08

4.45 ± 1.07^c

4.59 ± 1.07^a.b

HDL-C(mM)

1.21 ± 0.34

1.05 ± 0.39

1.13 ± 0.36 ^a.b

LDL-C(mM)

2,71 ± 0.92

2.53 ± 0.88

2.24 ± 2.24 ^a.b

Triglycerides(mM)

1.99 ± 1.36

1.66 ± 1.14

1.84 ± 1.06

Uric acid (mM)

0.36 ± 0.11

0.42 ± 0.12^c

0.41 ± 0.10 ^b

Creatinine(μM)

131.72 ± 81.33

845.10 ± 239.56^c

947.65 ± 290.84^a,b

CRP (mg/dL)

0.50 ± 0.08

0.66 ± 0.21

0.50 ± 0.72