Research Article

[Retracted] Heart Rate Variability and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients according to eGFR and UACR statusa.

Low-eGFRbHigh-eGFRcUACR1dUACR2eUACR3f

Subjects, 503342427230
Age (y)≤0.0010.325
Female (%)60.0052.090.29654.5455.5640.000.296
BMI (kg/m2)0.003gg0.001
Smoking (%)4.1612.100.10511.4613.799.090.891
Drinking (%)4.169.760.21210.4214.2900.17
Diabetes (y)8 (4-13)3 (0.16-8)≤0.0014 (0.32-8)8 (2-13.5)g7 (2-20)g0.005
Hypertension (%)8452.72≤0.00152.563.8973.33 g0.036
Hypoglycemia (%)3617.370.00217.3633.33g26.670.012
Diabetic retinopathy (%)4026.500.12119.2850g66.7g≤0.001
Hemoglobin A1c (%)0.648g≤0.001
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)7.7 (7.0-12.6)5.1 (4.3-6.3)≤0.0015.10 (4.30-6.20)5.60 (4.45-6.25)5.45 (4.10-10.60)0.054
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)128 (97.8-189.7)77 (68-89)≤0.00180 (69-92)76.50 (69.50-96.50)102.25 (96-107)g, h≤0.001
Blood uric acid (μmol/L)≤0.001g, h0.019
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)≤0.001g≤0.001
UACR (mg/g Cr)33.99 (12.04-591.73)10.2 (6.41-31.01)≤0.0017.86 (5-12.21)64.57 (35.9-148.58)g1645.06 (1034.1-5057.6)g, h≤0.001
AHT (%)
 Calcium antagonist3626.970.18624.3727.78400.108
 RASS inhibitor36200.01116.827.78g46.67g≤0.001
 Beta-blocker46.060.5615.888.336.670.759
 Diuretic128.480.4177.565.5620g, h0.042
Diabetes treatment (%)
 OADs3641.910.42843.8036.1126.670.133
 Insulin6244.910.02448.3552.7846.670.773

aDifferences which were analyzed by ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s test; blow-eGFR: <60 mL/min/1.73 m2; chigh-eGFR: ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2; dUACR1: <30 mg/g Cr; eUACR2: 30-299 mg/g Cr; f UACR3: >300 mg/g Cr; g compared to UACR1; h compared to UACR2. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UACR: urinary albumin : creatinine ratio; BMI: body mass index; AHT: antihypertensive therapy; OAD: oral antihyperglycemic drug.