| Variables |
Non late referral |
Late referral |
| Age (years) |
75< |
75> |
75< |
75> |
| Number |
135 |
83 |
44 |
23 |
| Gender (male/female) |
(78/57) |
(47/36) |
(28/16) |
(11/12) |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) |
21.7± 4.3 |
22.7 ± 3.9 |
23.1 ± 5.1 |
23.1 ± 4.9 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
128.6 ± 18.2 |
130.5 ± 16.3 |
145.2 ± 13.1 |
141.2 ± 11.9 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
81.5 ± 6.7 |
75.3 ± 15.9 |
83.6 ± 4.9 |
73.2 ± 11.4 |
| HR (beats/min) |
72.3 ± 6.6 |
68.1 ± 4.3 |
71.6 ± 7.5 |
66.6 ± 7.2 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) |
4.1 ± 0.4 |
3.9± 0.7 |
3.6± 0.9 |
3.8± 1.2 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) |
12.6 ± 0.7 |
12.1 ± 0.9 |
11.3 ± 0.7 |
11.2 ± 0.9 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
200.6± 35.3 |
180.8 ± 28.7 |
201.3± 36.7 |
172.1 ± 35.3 |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) |
3.6± 1.1 |
3.3± 1.0 |
5.0± 1.8* |
4.8± 0.7* |
| Calcium (mg/dL) |
9.6 ± 0.5 |
9.8± 0.3 |
8.1 ± 1.1* |
8.4± 1.5* |
| Urinary protein excretion (g/gCr) |
1.12 ± 0.66 |
1.00 ± 0.88 |
1.42 ± 1.34 |
1.31 ± 1.21 |
|
| Values are expressed as mean±SD. * indicates P<0.05 compared with the values
of total. |
| Table 5: Comparison of baseline characteristics between non late referral
population and patients with late referral. |
