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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 1412 participants stratified by GFRcrcys tertiles

From: Kidney function and dementia risk in community-dwelling older adults: the Shanghai Aging Study

Characteristics

Total

N = 1412

GFRcrcys < 67

N = 454

67 = <GFRcrcys < 80

N = 465

GFRcrcys > =80

N = 493

P for trend

Age (years)

70.69 ± 6.85

73.49 ± 6.95

70.79 ± 6.68

68.01 ± 5.78

< 0.001

Male (%)

659 (46.67%)

224 (49.34%)

216 (46.45%)

219 (44.42%)

0.13

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.83 ± 3.45

24.95 ± 3.39

24.68 ± 3.31

24.86 ± 3.63

0.35

Education years

11.99 ± 3.97

11.91 ± 4.36

11.90 ± 4.01

12.16 ± 3.54

0.86

Smoking (%)

144 (10.20%)

50 (11.01%)

52 (11.18%)

42 (8.52%)

0.20

Comorbidities (%)

 Diabetes

197 (13.95%)

54 (11.89%)

62 (13.33%)

81 (16.43%)

0.04

 Hypertension

748 (52.97%)

267 (58.81%)

229 (49.25%)

252 (78.71%)

0.02

 Stroke

180 (12.75%)

72 (15.86%)

59 (12.69%)

49 (9.94%)

0.006

 Depression

31 (2.20%)

11 (2.42%)

11 (2.37%)

9 (1.83%)

0.53

MMSE score

28.35 ± 1.88

28.02 ± 2.27

28.37 ± 1.75

28.64 ± 1.52

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

145.67 ± 22.29

147.00 ± 22.51

145.26 ± 22.29

144.81 ± 22.07

0.13

DBP (mmHg)

77.81 ± 11.42

76.85 ± 11.45

77.78 ± 11.40

78.71 ± 11.37

0.04

GFRcrcys (ml/min/1.73 m2)

73.79 ± 15.63

56.20 ± 8.62

73.52 ± 3.63

90.26 ± 7.89

< 0.001

GFRcys (ml/min/1.73 m2)

71.13 ± 17.62

53.18 ± 10.02

69.64 ± 7.45

89.06 ± 11.14

< 0.001

GFRcr (ml/min/1.73 m2)

76.34 ± 14.68

60.73 ± 10.70

77.96 ± 7.73

89.18 ± 7.97

< 0.001

Proteinuria positive (%)

37 (2.63%)

15 (3.32%)

9 (1.94%)

13 (2.64%)

0.54

APOE-e4 allele positive (%)

233 (16.50%)

74 (16.30%)

78 (16.77%)

81 (16.43%)

0.96

Laboratory variables

 Cystatin C (mg/l)

1.05 ± 0.23

1.28 ± 0.22

1.03 ± 0.09

0.85 ± 0.10

< 0.001

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.90 ± 0.23

1.09 ± 0.24

0.87 ± 0.14

0.75 ± 0.14

< 0.001

 Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.81 ± 1.44

6.55 ± 1.56

5.67 ± 1.23

5.26 ± 1.19

< 0.001

 Triglyceride (mg/dl)

156.56 ± 102.45

155.84 ± 79.50

146.51 ± 81.38

166.71 ± 133.56

0.42

 Cholesterol (mg/dl)

208.55 ± 40.67

208.21 ± 41.20

208.86 ± 40.80

208.59 ± 40.13

0.92

 Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

129.43 ± 35.36

128.93 ± 35.72

131.09 ± 34.70

128.32 ± 35.66

0.62

 High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)

51.52 ± 13.03

50.56 ± 12.69

52.35 ± 13.21

51.63 ± 13.14

0.30

Follow-up MMSE score

26.91 ± 3.80

25.98 ± 4.91

27.05 ± 3.24

27.63 ± 2.83

< 0.001

Incident rate of dementia, cases per 100 person years (95% CI)

1.51 (1.26–1.82)

2.57 (2.00–3.31)

1.50 (1.09–2.08)

0.56 (0.34–0.94)

< 0.001

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or percentage, appropriately. Conversion factors for units: creatinine in mg/dl to μmol/l, 88.4; uric acid in mg/dl to mmol/l, 0.0595; triglyceride in mg/dl to mmol/l, 0.0113; cholesterol in mg/dl to mmol/l, 0.0259; LDL in mg/dl to mmol/l, 0.0259; HDL in mg/dl to mmol/l, 0.0259
  2. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, APOE apolipoprotein E, GFRcrcys Glomerular filtration rate estimated by CKD-EPI creatinine–cystatin C equation, GFRcr glomerular filtration rate estimated by CKD-EPI creatinine equation, GFRcys glomerular filtration rate estimated by CKD-EPI creatinine–cystatin C equation