Patients with unilateral RAS (Group A) Patients with bilateral/SFK-RAS (Group B) Patients without RAS (Control group)
Number of patients 35/189 (19%) 20/189 (10%) 134/189 (71%)
Mean age (years) 59.6±12y 58.85±15.7y 55.14±14.9y
Gender (females from all) 16/35 8/20 66/134
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 197±49 194±35 189±41
Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 103±20 100±21 102±21
Azotemia 4/35 (11%)x 9/20 (45%)a,x 29/134 (22%)
eGFR-MDRD (mL/min/1.73m2) 67.8±27 49.9±31.8b, y 67.1±28.5
eGFR-CKD-EPI (mL/min/1.73m2) 67.8±21 48.1±28.9b, y 67.5±28
Mean serum creatinine level (mg/dL) 1.21±0.77 1.91±1.19b, y 1.31±0.76
Azotemia under ACEI/ARB 4/35 (11%)y 11/20 (55%)c, y 11/134 (8%)
Abdominal bruit 5/35 (14%) 4/20 (20%) 6/134 (4%)
Peripheral arterial disease 12/35 (34%)c 9/20 (45%)c 11/134 (8%)
Coronary artery disease 17/35(49%) 12/20 (60%)a 42/134 (31%)
History of acute pulmonary edema 8/35 (23%)a 4/20 (20%) 11/134 (8%)
Table 1: Characteristics of patients with unilateral renal artery stenosis in comparison with patients with bilateral renal stenosis or on solitary functional kidney and with the control group