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      SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure
    a: N=26, b: N=49, c: N= 22, d: N=20, e: N=39
    p=comparison of each one of the groups with SPKT (Mann- Whitney Test)
        | Dro | 1
                NA
                (N=29)
            M (SD) | 2
                MI
                (N=53)
            M (SD) | 3
                MA
                (N=28)
            M (SD) | 4
                ESRD
                (N=35)
            M (SD) | Multiple
                Comparisons
          (groups 1 to 4) | 5
                SPKT
                (N=65)
            M(SD) | Group 5
                vs 
                1,2,3,4 |  
        | BMI (Kg/m2 ) | 22.9 (2.7) | 24.1 (3.4) | 23.4 (3.4) | 20.9 (2.4) | 4<1,2 e 3 | 22.7 (3.4) | 5<2 (p=0.023) 5>4 (p=0.008)
 |  
        | Abdominal circumference (cm) | 78.7 (9.8) | 83.6 (9.2) | 80.5 (8.8) | 78.6 (7.5) | 2>4 | 84.3 (10.4) | 5>1 (p=0.008) 5>4 (p=0.003)
 |  
        | SBP (mmHg) | 116 (8.1) | 123 (15.3) | 132.3 (22.9) | 150.5(31.2) | 1<3 4>1,2 e 3
 | 128.7 (16.6) | 5>1 (p=0.000) 5>2 (p=0.017)
 5<4 (p<0.001)
 |  
        | DBP (mmHg) | 76.2 (8.5) | 79.3 (10.3) | 86.6 (13.5) | 91.1 (16.2) | 1<3 4>1 e 2
 | 81.3 (11.5) | 5>1 (p=0.033) 5<4 (p=0.001)
 |  
        | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 160.6 (25.8) | 166.1 (30.4) | 186.8 (46.4) | 166 (45.4) | 1<3 | 146 (24) | 5<1 (p=0.009) 5<2 (p<0.001)
 5<3 (p<0.001)
 5<4 (p=0.032)
 |  
        | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 92.4 (21.5) | 92.3 (24.1) | 108.7 (38.6) | 85.4 (43.8) | 3>4 | 68.8 (20) | 5<1 (p<0.001) 5<2 (p<0.001)
 5<3 (p<0.001)
 |  
        | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 49.6 (12.3) | 55.5 (13.3) | 53.6 (15.2) | 47.6 (15.2) | 2>4 | 58.6 (16.3) | 5>1 (p=0.005) 5>4 (p=0.002)
 |  
        | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 89.9 (31.6) | 96.3 (65.5) | 101.7 (48.1) | 160.1 (89.3) | 4>1,2 e 3 | 92.8 (36.4) | 5<4 (p<0.001) |  
        | A1C (%) | 9.1 (2) a; | 8.7 (2) b; | 8.9 (1.6) c; | 8.8 (2.3) d; | ----- | 5.3 (0.6) e; | 5<1 (p<0.001) 5<2 (p<0.001)
 5<3 (p<0.001)
 5<4 (p<0.001)
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