Patient characteristics.

Abstract

<p>Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; WBC, white blood cell; UPCR, urine protein–creatinine ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.</p>†<p>chi-square test.</p>‡<p>student's t-test.</p>§<p>Mann–Whitney U test.</p><p><i>*p</i><0.05.</p><p>Patient characteristics.</p