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Association Between Cystatin C and 1-Year Readmission Risk in Heart Failure Patients with or without Chronic Kidney Disease
Global Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases
| Vol 5, Issue 1
Table 1. BaselineCharacteristics of the Study Population.
| Variables | Total (n = 889) | Non-CKD (n = 639) | CKD (n = 250) | p |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| gender, n (%) | 0.016 | |||
| male | 384 (43.19) | 260 (40.69) | 124 (49.60) | |
| female | 505 (56.81) | 379 (59.31) | 126 (50.40) | |
| age, n (%) | 0.205 | |||
| <80 | 566 (63.67) | 415 (64.95) | 151 (60.40) | |
| ≥80 | 323 (36.33) | 224 (35.05) | 99 (39.60) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.55 (18.38, 23.44) | 20.70 (18.34, 23.44) | 20.41 (18.59, 23.48) | 0.961 |
| MAP, mmHg | 93.52 ± 16.08 | 93.71 ± 16.45 | 93.02 ± 15.12 | 0.564 |
| NYHA, n (%) | 0.241 | |||
| II | 112 (12.60) | 85 (13.30) | 27 (10.80) | |
| III | 461 (51.86) | 337 (52.74) | 124 (49.60) | |
| IV | 316 (35.55) | 217 (33.96) | 99 (39.60) | |
| CCI score | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 3.0) | < 0.001 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| COPD, n (%) | 0.954 | |||
| no | 785 (88.30) | 564 (88.26) | 221 (88.40) | |
| yes | 104 (11.70) | 75 (11.74) | 29 (11.60) | |
| diabetes, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| no | 641 (72.10) | 491 (76.84) | 150 (60.00) | |
| yes | 248 (27.90) | 148 (23.16) | 100 (40.00) | |
| Laboratory values | ||||
| WBC, *109/L | 7.17 ± 3.33 | 7.06 ± 3.10 | 7.47 ± 3.84 | 0.099 |
| Hb, g/L | 113.75 ± 24.52 | 115.70 ± 24.67 | 108.78 ± 23.44 | < 0.001 |
| PLT, *109/L | 142.12 ± 64.97 | 139.86 ± 66.20 | 147.88 ± 61.47 | 0.098 |
| ALB, g/L | 36.86 ± 4.74 | 36.99 ± 4.77 | 36.52 ± 4.64 | 0.189 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 1.82 ± 0.73 | 1.82 ± 0.72 | 1.82 ± 0.75 | 0.985 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.10 ± 0.33 | 1.11 ± 0.32 | 1.09 ± 0.34 | 0.367 |
| Potassium, mmol/L | 4.01 ± 0.70 | 3.92 ± 0.65 | 4.25 ± 0.77 | < 0.001 |
| cystatin, mg/L | 1.59 (1.26, 2.27) | 1.44 (1.20, 1.89) | 2.28 (1.74, 3.12) | < 0.001 |
| D.dimer, mg/L | 1.23 (0.80, 1.99) | 1.18 (0.76, 1.99) | 1.36 (0.89, 1.99) | 0.010 |
| hsTnI, ng/ml | 0.06 (0.03, 0.13) | 0.06 (0.02, 0.12) | 0.08 (0.04, 0.15) | < 0.001 |
| BNP, pg/ml | 838.29 (311.83, 1734.42) | 782.62 (288.06, 1642.82) | 970.29 (380.33, 2021.05) | 0.045 |