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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by diabetes status and gender

From: APOL1 genetic variants, chronic kidney diseases and hypertension in mixed ancestry South Africans

Characteristics

No diabetes

Diabetes

p-value

Men

Women

p-value

Overall

N

620

239

 

195

664

 

859

Gender, men n (%)

140 (22.6)

55 (23.0)

0.892

195 (100)

-

NA

195 (22.7)

Mean age, years (SD)

51.0 (13.9)

58.7 (12.9)

<0.0001

54.5 (14.6)

52.7 (13.9)

0.140

53.1 (14.1)

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)

29.4 (7.2)

31.7 (7.4)

<0.0001

26.4 (6.4)

31.1 (7.2)

<0.0001

30.0 (7.3)

Mean WHR (SD)

0.87 (0.10)

0.92 (0.09)

<0.0001

0.93 (0.08)

0.87 (0.10)

<0.0001

0.88 (0.10)

Mean SBP, mmHg (SD)

121 (19)

130 (23)

<0.0001

127 (19)

123 (21)

0.016

124 (21)

Mean DBP, mmHg (SD)

75 (12)

76 (13)

0.073

77 (12)

76 (13)

0.006

75 (12)

Hypertension, yes (%)

336 (54.2)

156 (65.3)

0.003

94 (48.2)

398 (59.9)

0.004

492 (57.3)

Mean HbA1c, % (SD)

5.7 (0.4)

7.8 (2.1)

<0.0001

6.3 (1.7)

6.3 (1.4)

0.901

6.3 (1.5)

Mean FBG, mmol/l (SD)

5.2 (0.7)

9.8 (4.3)

<0.0001

6.4 (3.5)

6.4 (3.0)

0.928

6.4 (3.1)

Mean 2-h glucose, mmol/l (SD)

6.5 (1.6)

13.3 (5.0)

<0.0001

6.9 (3.0)

7.8 (3.7)

0.004

7.6 (3.5)

Median urine creatinine, mmol/l (25th-75th percentiles)

8.1 [5.3-12.2]

7.0 [4.3-11.3

0.045

10.3 [5.9-14.3]

7.3 [5.0-11.2]

<0.0001

7.9 [5.2-11.9]

Median urine Microalbumin, mg/l (25th-75th percentiles)

3.7 [3.0-9.5]

7.6 [3.0-28.9]

<0.0001

5.7 [3.0-14.9]

4.1 [3.0-10.4]

0.093

4.4 [3.0-11.3]

Median ACR, mg/mmol (25th-75th percentiles)

0.62 [0.37-1.25]

1.06 [0.59-3.27]

<0.0001

0.67 [0.32-1.79]

0.77 [0.45-1.54]

0.123

0.75 [0.41-1.57]

Median serum creatinine,μmol/l (25th-75th percentiles)

79 [69-90]

82 [70-97]

0.016

92 [82-102]

77 [67-88]

<0.0001

80 [69-92]

Median eGFR (MDRD), ml/min (SD)

87.8 [73.7-101.9]

79.6 [66.6-96.3]

<0.0001

91.6 [77.5-105.8]

84.0 [69.9-98.9]

0.0001

85.8 [71.1-100.7

eGFR (MDRD) <60, n (%)

43 (6.9)

36 (15.1)

0.0002

13 (6.7)

66 (9.9)

0.164

79 (9.2)

Median eGFR (CKD-EPI), ml/min (SD)

94.9 [77.5-110.1]

82.8 [67.8-103.1]

<0.0001

96.5 [78.2-111.6]

90.0 [71.9-107.5]

0.033

91.2 [72.8-108.8]

eGFR (CKD-EPI) <60, n (%)

39 (6.3)

34 (14.2)

0.0002

14 (7.2)

59 (8.9)

0.453

73 (8.5)

  1. ACR, urinary albumin/creatinine ratio; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; SD, standard deviation