Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles and Disease in Black Compared to Other Africans with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 6

Cardiovascular risk factors in black and other African chronic kidney disease patients with and without carotid plaque.

CVD risk factor	Chronic kidney disease patients
	Black African patients			Other African patient
	Plaque (n = 14)	No plaque (n = 32)	OR (95% CI)	Plaque (n = 40)	No plaque (n = 28)	OR (95% CI)
Age (years)	57.6 (15.9)	52.8 (14.0)	1.02 (0.98 to 1.07)	66.1 (8.3)	52.1 (14.0)	1.13 (1.06 to 1.20)
Female sex	7 (50)	11 (34.4)	1.90 (0.53 to 6.84)	7 (17.5)	18 (64.3)	0.12 (0.04 to 0.36)
Hypertension	14 (100)	31 (96.8)	—	34 (85.0)	25 (85.7)	0.94 (0.24 to 3.71)
Dyslipidemia	11 (78.6)	19 (59.4)	2.90 (0.53 to 15.69)	33 (82.5)	19 (67.9)	13.90 (1.61 to 119.78)
Smoking	0 (0)	2 (6.3)	—	1 (2.5)	0 (0)	—
Framingham score	25.0 (20.5)	22.7 (22.4)	1.01 (0.98 to 1.03)	29.8 (15.8)	13.2 (11.7)	1.10 (1.04 to 1.16)

Data are expressed as mean (SD) or number (percent) and were analysed in logistic regression models. Significant associations are shown in bold. CVD, cardiovascular disease.