Research Article

Clinical Predictors of Nondiabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes: A Single-Center Study

Table 1

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with DKD, NDKD, and mixed NDKD + DKD.

VariablesAll patientsDKDMixed NDKD + DKDNDKD
value

No. of patients (%)14253 (37.32)28 (19.72)61 (42.96)
Age (yr)62.65 ± 12.3559.9 ± 12.263.9 ± 12.664.5 ± 12.10.12
Males (%)103 (72.5)39 (73.6)21 (75.0)43 (70.5)0.89
Race, Caucasians (%)125 (88.03)42 (79.2)26 (92.8)57 (93.4)0.045
Type I DM (%)5 (3.52)3 (5.6)1 (3.6)1 (1.6)0.5
BMI28.7 ± 5.728.1 ± 5.130.0 ± 7.528.7 ± 5.40.36
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)138.7 ± 15.5142.2 ± 16.2138.5 ± 17.1135.9 ± 13.70.09
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)77.7 ± 9.677.8 ± 9.779.2 ± 8.576.9 ± 10.00.59
Diabetes duration (yr)11.9 ± 9.714 (7–20)12 (6.2–18.7)6 (3–11)<0.001
Diabetic retinopathy (%)49 (34.51)32 (60.4)9 (32.1)8 (13.1)0.001
Ischemic heart disease/stroke (%)52 (36.62)22 (41.5)11 (39.3)19 (31.1)0.53
Smokers (%)25 (17.73)10 (18.9)5 (17.9)10 (16.4)0.95
HbA1C (mmol/mol)51.0 ± 14.5549 (42–66)50.5 (42.2–56.5)43.5 (38.2–53.7)0.04
Proteinuria/creatininuria3.895 (1.195–6.925)5 (3.6–8.5)5.2 (0.9–9.6)2 (0.6–4.3)<0.001
eGFR (ml/min)36.2 ± 27.0234.4 ± 33.231.9 ± 16.739.7 ± 33.20.37
Microhematuria (%)89 (62.68)34 (64.2)21 (75.0)34 (55.7)0.21
s-albumin (g/dl)3.329 ± 0.763.2 (2.8–3.7)3.24 (2.7–3.8)3.5 (3.0–4.0)0.07
Hypercholesterolemia (%)82 (57.75)32 (60.4)18 (64.3)32 (52.5)0.57
s-hemoglobin (g/dl)11.09 ± 2.010.8 ± 1.611.0 ± 1.711.4 ± 2.40.36
Nephrotic syndrome (%)59 (41.55)28 (52.8)14 (50.0)17 (27.9)0.02
Acute kidney injury (%)49 (34.51)16 (30.2)9 (32.1)24 (39.3)0.6
s-C3 (mg/dl)113.4 ± 17.1114.6 ± 19.7115.3 ± 33.3111.5 ± 26.70.77
s-C4 (mg/dl)26.78 ± 10.329.4 ± 10.225.3 ± 10.225.1 ± 10.20.06
ANA or ANCA or anti-PLA2R+ (%)22 (15.49)5 (9.4)3 (10.7)14 (23)0.1
HBsAg or HCV or HIV+ (%)19 (13.38)4 (7.5)4 (14.3)11 (18)0.26
Hematological conditions (MGUS, MM, and MBL) (%)21 (14.79)2 (3.8)6 (21.4)13 (21.3)0.02