Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study subjects at MRIa
From: Impact of stroke history on the presence of cerebral microbleeds in hemodialysis patients
Variable | Total | History of Stroke | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(-) | ( +) | |||
n = 241 | n = 219 | n = 22 | ||
Age (years) | 60 [52 ~ 68] | 60 [50 ~ 68] | 65 [60 ~ 71] | 0.06 |
Sex (males), n (%) | 155 (64.3) | 141 (64.4) | 14 (63.6) | 0.94 |
Dialysis duration (years) | 3.8 [0.2 ~ 9.8] | 3.5 [0.2 ~ 9.8] | 4.7 [0.3 ~ 12.9] | 0.75 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 204 (84.6) | 184 (84.0) | 20 (90.9) | 0.39 |
Pre-dialysis SBP (mmHg) | 150 [140 ~ 162] | 150 [140 ~ 164] | 142 [132 ~ 159] | 0.2 |
Pre-dialysis DBP (mmHg) | 78 [70 ~ 88] | 80 [70 ~ 90] | 72 [65 ~ 79] | 0.02 |
Post-dialysis SBP (mmHg) | 140[122 ~ 155] | 140 [122 ~ 155] | 132 [114 ~ 150] | 0.3 |
Post-dialysis DBP (mmHg) | 72 [64 ~ 82] | 75 [65 ~ 82] | 68 [64 ~ 70] | 0.03 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 79 (32.8) | 72 (32.9) | 7 (31.8) | 0.92 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 118 (49.0) | 106 (48.4) | 12 (54.5) | 0.58 |
CVD, n (%) | 78 (32.4) | 68 (31.1) | 10 (45.5) | 0.17 |
Body mass index (kg / m2) | 20.9 [19.3 ~ 22.8] | 20.9 [19.3 ~ 22.8] | 20.6 [19.3 ~ 23.2] | 0.78 |
Hemoglobin (mg / dl) | 10.5 [9.6 ~ 11.4] | 10.5 [9.6 ~ 11.4] | 10.8 [ 9.9 ~ 11.3] | 0.49 |
Albumin (mg/dl) | 3.8 [3.4 ~ 4.1] | 3.8 [3.3 ~ 4.1] | 3.9 [3.6 ~ 4.0] | 0.56 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 53 (22.0) | 51 (23.3) | 2 (9.1) | 0.13 |
Use of antithrombotics, n (%) | 95 (39.4) | 83 (37.9) | 12 (54.5) | 0.13 |
Use of statin, n (%) | 29 (12.0) | 29 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.07 |