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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of 1395 T1DM patients with low eGFR as whole and after stratification by the presence of albuminuria

From: Normoalbuminuric kidney impairment in patients with T1DM: insights from annals initiative

 

Overall

Normoalbuminuria

Albuminuria

P

n = 1395

n = 719

n = 676

Male sex

654 (46.9%)

252 (35.0%)

402 (59.5%)

< 0.001

Age (years)

63 ± 14

66 ± 12

60 ± 14

< 0.001

Duration of diabetes (years)

27 ± 14

27 ± 15

27 ± 13

0.968

BMI (kg/m2)

26.3 ± 4.7

26.2 ± 4.5

26.5 ± 4.9

0.201

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.55 ± 0.81

1.35 ± 0.52

1.78 ± 0.98

< 0.001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

46 ± 12

49 ± 10

43 ± 13

< 0.001

Albuminuria

676 (48.5%)

 

Serum uric acid (mg/dL)

5.7 ± 1.8

5.3 ± 1.8

6.1 ± 1.6

< 0.001

Serum uric acid in the top quintile

162 (19.0%)

60 (14.3%)

102 (23.5%)

0.001

HbA1c (%)

8.2 ± 1.6

8.0 ± 1.5

8.3 ± 1.7

< 0.001

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

66 ± 17.5

64.0 ± 16.4

67 ± 18.6

< 0.001

HbA1c ≥ 7%

1071 (77.4%)

541 (75.7%)

530 (79.2%)

0.114

HbA1c ≥ 54 mmol/mol

1071 (77.4%)

541 (75.7%)

530 (79.2%)

0.114

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

195 ± 44

192 ± 38

198 ± 48

0.012

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

122 ± 82

110 ± 74

136 ± 89

< 0.001

Triglycerides  ≥ 150 mg/dL

292 (22.4%)

113 (16.8%)

179 (28.5%)

< 0.001

HDL (mg/dL)

60 ± 19

61 ± 19

58 ± 20

0.008

HDL < 40 M < 50 F mg/dL

269 (20.8%)

133 (20.0%)

136 (21.6%)

0.491

LDL (mg/dL)

112 ± 35

109 ± 32

114 ± 38

0.027

LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL

785 (61.1%)

402 (60.4%)

383 (61.9%)

0.578

Systolic BP (mmHg)

139 ± 20

137 ± 20

141 ± 20

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

77 ± 10

76 ± 10

78 ± 10

0.006

Blood pressure ≥ 140/85 mmHg

659 (57.8%)

315 (53.9%)

344 (61.9%)

0.007

Non-proliferative retinopathy

279 (20.0%)

152 (21.1%)

127 (18.8%)

0.272

Proliferative retinopathy

146 (10.5%)

56 (7.8%)

90 (13.3%)

0.001

Smokers

107 (18.7%)

40 (13.5%)

67 (24.3%)

0.001

Lipid-lowering treatment

611 (43.8%)

301 (41.9%)

310 (45.9%)

0.133

Treatment with statins

579 (41.5%)

287 (39.9%)

292 (43.2%)

0.214

Treatment with fibrates

14 (1.0%)

9 (1.3%)

5 (0.7%)

0.343

Antihypertensive treatment

986 (70.7%)

453 (63.0%)

533 (78.8%)

< 0.001

Treatment with ACE-Is/ARBs

862 (61.8%)

384 (53.4%)

478 (70.7%)

< 0.001

Aspirin

339 (24.3%)

158 (22.0%)

181 (26.8%)

0.037

Insulin pump

52 (3.7%)

17 (2.4%)

35 (5.2%)

0.007

  1. Mean ± SD or absolute frequency (percentage). Patients’ baseline missing data: duration of diabetes 72 (5.2%), BMI 212 (15.2%), serum uric acid 542 (38.9%), HbA1c 11 (0.8%), total cholesterol 73 (5.2%), triglycerides 92 (6.6%), HDL 99 (7.1%), LDL 110 (7.9%), blood pressure 255 (18.3%), smokers 823 (59.0%). Serum uric acid in the top gender-specific quintile: > 6.6 mg/dL in females and > 7.4 mg/dL in males
  2. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ACE-Is angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitors, ARBs angiotensin II receptor antagonists