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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients stratified by KDIGO categories

From: Association between thyroid hormones and diabetic kidney disease in Chinese adults

Characteristics

Patients with diabetes mellitus

Total

(N = 2832)

Low risk

(N = 736)

Moderate risk

(N = 501)

High risk

(N = 578)

Very high risk

(N = 1017)

Age (years)

61 (53–69)

58 (51–66)

62 (55–70)**

61 (53–69)**

62 (54–70)**

Female, n (%)

1122 (39.62)

340 (46.20)

208 (41.50)

200 (34.60)**

374 (36.80)**

Duration of diabetes (yrs)

10 (6–20)

7 (3–12)

10 (5–16)**

10 (5–18)**

14.5 (9–20)**

Diabetic retinopathy, n (%)

990 (34.96)

122 (16.60)

125 (25.00)**

217 (37.50)**

526 (51.70)**

Hypertension, n (%)

2045 (72.20)

256 (64.60)

350 (71.30)*

483 (83.60)**

956 (94.00)**

SBP (mmHg)

140 (129–155)

130 (120–140)

135 (125–148)**

140 (130–155)**

150 (139–165)**

DBP (mmHg)

80 (74–90)

80 (71–85)

80 (72–88)

80 (75–90)**

80 (75–90)**

BMI (kg/m2)

26.00 (23.40–28.40)

26.20 (24.20–29.20)

26.05 (23.90–29.00)

25.30 (22.75–28.20)

25.70 (23.10–28.10)

HbA1c (%)

7.1 (6.2–8.6), 0.24

7.5 (6.5–9.1)

7.6 (6.6–9.3)

7.3 (6.4-9.0)

6.6 (5.9–7.7)**

TG (mmol/L)

1.67 (1.19–2.42), 0.86

1.54 (1.11–2.18)

1.56 (1.14–2.28)

1.77 (1.25–2.56)**

1.72 (1.24–2.52)**

TC (mmol/L)

4.77 (3.97–5.73), 0.36

4.64 (3.93–5.38)

4.57 (3.77–5.34)

4.90 (4.10–6.15)**

4.88 (3.99–6.12)**

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.75 (2.15–3.46), 0.42

2.66 (2.12–3.26)

2.61 (2.03–3.29)

2.87 (2.22–3.71)**

2.85 (2.19–3.69)**

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.17 (0.99–1.38), 0.31

1.19 (1.01–1.37)

1.12 (0.97–1.32)**

1.19 (0.99–1.42)

1.16 (0.97–1.39)

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)

73.6 (36.9–99.4), 0.57

100.2 (91.4-108.9)

91.8 (73.6-103.6)**

82.6 (64.4–100.0)**

25.1 (12.2–39.7)**

UACR (mg/g)

309.06 (22.96-2182.22), 3.40

9.24 (4.96–15.91)

75.83 (39.50-148.20)**

957.54 (399.50-2444.80)**

2251.14 (869.76-4418.82)**

sALB (mg/L)

37.9 (33.3–41.8), 0.21

41.2 (38.2–44.2)

40.2 (37.5–43.5)**

36.0 (30.4–40.4)**

34.3 (28.8–38.5)**

T3 (ng/mL)

0.90 (0.77–1.04), 0.34

0.98 (0.85–1.09)

0.94 (0.81–1.08)

0.91 (0.79–1.07)**

0.83 (0.70–0.96)**

T4 (µg/dL)

8.00 (6.70–9.20), 0.25

8.27 (7.10–9.20)

8.20 (7.00-9.30)

7.79 (6.60–8.98)**

7.90 (6.50–9.20)*

FT3 (pg/mL)

2.73 (2.43–3.02), 0.18

2.95 (2.71–3.20)

2.86 (2.62–3.07)**

2.76 (2.50–3.05)**

2.45 (2.19–2.70)**

FT4 (ng/dL)

1.15 (1.02–1.28), 0.20

1.18 (1.06–1.31)

1.22 (1.07–1.34)*

1.17 (1.03–1.30)

1.10 (0.98–1.23)**

TSH (µIU/mL)

1.91 (1.25–3.32), 2.54

1.70 (1.10–2.65)

1.61 (1.09–2.53)

2.01 (1.24–3.24)**

2.24 (1.46–4.11)**

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. yrs, years; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; TG, serum triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; UACR, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; sALB, serum albumin; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, total thyroxine; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone. Continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range), and categorical variables as count (percent). Between-group comparison was done using Wilcoxon rank sum test or 2 test, where appropriate. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. In total patients, coefficient of variation (CV) was provided after median (interquartile range)