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Table 3 Characteristics of the subjects by chronic kidney disease

From: C-reactive protein levels, airflow obstruction, and chronic kidney disease

Characteristics

CKD (−) (n = 10,362)

CKD (+) (n = 1,225)

p

Age (years)

53.8 ± 8.7

61.5 ± 9.4

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 2.9

23.9 ± 2.6

<0.05

FEV1 % predicted

94.2 ± 11.1

94.7 ± 12.3

0.12

FEV1/FVC (%)

78.6 ± 6.4

77.3 ± 6.6

<0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.84 ± 0.10

1.19 ± 0.80

<0.001

Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

76.8 ± 11.1

53.1 ± 7.6

<0.001

CRP (mg/L)

0.11 ± 0.32

0.18 ± 0.65

<0.05

Hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia (%)

31.6

39.5

<0.001

Hypertension (%)

29.2

47.4

<0.001

Diabetes (%)

9.7

11.8

<0.05

Medication

 Treatment for cholesterolemia (%)

7.4

15.8

<0.001

 Treatment for hypertension (%)

17.0

37.6

<0.001

 Treatment for diabetes (%)

4.9

7.7

<0.001

Lung function status

  

<0.001

 Normal lung function

92.4

89.1

 

 GOLD stage I

3.7

5.3

 

 GOLD stage II–IV

3.8

5.6

 

Smoking history (%)

  

<0.001

 Never smokers

31.0

38.7

 

 Former smokers

36.8

48.3

 

 Current smokers

32.2

13.0

 

Pack-yearsa

18.8 ± 19.8

17.3 ± 21.1

<0.001

Alcohol intake (%)

  

<0.001

 Non-drinkers

22.9

31.4

 

 1–2 days/week

13.3

12.7

 

 3–4 days/week

11.3

10.4

 

 5–6 days/week

12.7

14.8

 

 Everyday drinkers

39.8

30.7

 

Regular physical activitya (%)

34.5

49.5

<0.001

  1. Data were analyzed by Student’s t test and the Mann–Whitney U test for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Values are presented as the mean and, where appropriate, ± SD
  2. aPack-years and Regular physical activity are as defined in the footnote to Table 1