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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 90,795 patients with hemodialysis by presence of MI and CAD

From: Different effect of hypercholesterolemia on mortality in hemodialysis patients based on coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction

Variable

Whole group

Without MI or CAD

With MI or CAD

p

Number

90795

77762

13033

 

Age (years)

61.9 ± 14

61.7 ± 14

63.4 ± 12

<0.0001

Male (%)

45634 (50%)

38817 (50%)

6817 (52%)

<0.0001

DM (%)

47173 (52%)

38501 (50%)

8672 (67%)

<0.0001

HTN (%)

39853 (44%)

30481 (39%)

9372 (72%)

<0.0001

CHF (%)

12222 (13%)

7757 (10%)

4465 (34%)

<0.0001

Cardiomegaly (%)

12027 (13%)

7896 (10%)

4131 (32%)

<0.0001

CVA (%)

7090 (8%)

5082 (7%)

2008 (15%)

<0.0001

HTN drugs (%)

49699 (55%)

40683 (52%)

9016 (69%)

<0.0001

Laboratory data

  

WBC (x1000/uL)

7.1 ± 3.0

7.1 ± 3.1

7.1 ± 2.1

0.2515

TC (mg/dL)

171.8 ± 37.3

171.4 ± 37.3

174.2 ± 37.1

<0.0001

TG (mg/dL)

164.6 ± 106.5

162.2 ± 104.9

178.6 ± 114.9

<0.0001

Glucose (mg/dL)

148.5 ± 67.6

146.9 ± 67.5

157.5 ± 67.7

<0.0001

Albumin (g/dL)

3.8 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.4

<0.0001

Hct (%)

30.6 ± 3.3

30.6 ± 3.4

30.8 ± 3.2

<0.0001

Ca (mg/dL)

9.2 ± 0.8

9.2 ± 0.8

9.2 ± 0.7

<0.0001

P (mg/dL)

4.9 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 1.2

0.0002

ALK-P (u/L)

120.3 ± 96.9

121.0 ± 98.1

116.3 ± 89.6

<0.0001

i-PTH (pg/mL)

199.1 ± 185.7

200.4 ± 186.9

191.5 ± 178.6

<0.0001

Ca*P

44.6 ± 12.5

44.5 ± 12.6

45.2 ± 12.3

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: HD hemodialysis, MI myocardial infarction, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, CHF congestive heart failure, CVA cerebral vascular accident, WBC white blood cells, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, Hct hematocrit, Ca calcium, P phosphorus, Alk-P alkaline phosphatase, iPTH intact parathyroid hormone