Table 4 Characteristics of patients with ACR ≤ 3 and > 3 (n = 1332). ACR units are in mg/mmol

Age (years)

Under 50

50–59

60–69

70–79

≥80

76 (9.9%))

111 (14.4%)

197 (25.6%)

274 (35.6%)

112 (14.5%)

40 (7.1%)

58 (10.3%)

100 (17.8%)

231 (41.1%)

133 (23.7%)

< 0.001

Median age (Q1, Q2)

70 (60, 76)

73 (65, 79)

< 0.001

Gender

Male

Female

447 (58.1%)

323 (41.9%)

361 (64.2%)

201 (35.8%)

0.023

BMI (kg/m²)

<25

25-29.9

30-34.9

>=35

87 (11.4%)

275 (36.0%)

233 (30.5%)

168 (22.0%)

70 (12.6%)

200 (36.0%)

172 (30.9%)

114 (20.5%)

0.863

Smoker

Yes

No

106 (13.8%)

664 (86.2%)

80 (14.2%)

482 (85.8%)

0.807

Clinical/Lab values

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

≤5

>5

634 (82.3%)

136 (17.7%)

472 (84.0%)

90 (16.0%)

0.429

LDL (mmol/L)

<3

≥3

608 (81.3%)

140 (18.7%)

456 (83.2%)

92 (16.8%)

0.37

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

≤140

>140

525 (69.3%)

233 (30.7%)

324 (58.4%)

231 (41.6%)

< 0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m²)

≥60

<60

613 (80.3%)

150 (19.7%)

378 (67.7%)

180 (32.3%)

< 0.001

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

≤58

>58

583 (75.8%)

186(24.2%)

377 (67.1%)

185 (32.9%)

< 0.001

Median HbA1c (Q1, Q2)

50.5 (45, 58)

53 (46.5, 61)

0.01