Table 2 Characteristics of subjects categorized by albumin-adjusted serum calcium quartiles

68.3 ± 12.6

68.4 ± 12.9

0.188

99 (54.7)

102 (50.5)

0.006

89 (49.2)

115 (56.9)

0.353

76 (42.0)

103 (51.0)

0.150

37 (20.4)

42 (20.8)

0.402

10.7 ± 8.1

10.4 ± 8.7

0.041

135.4 ± 21.6

137.2 ± 18.3

0.672

79.5 ± 12.2

78.8 ± 10.8

0.894

24.3 ± 4.0

24.0 ± 3.8

0.105

31 (17.1)

31 (15.3)

0.472

FPG (mmol/L)

7.88 ± 3.04

8.92 ± 4.16

< 0.001

lg HOMA-IR

0.61 ± 0.33

0.63 ± 0.36

0.011

HbA1c (%)

8.17 ± 1.95

8.34 ± 2.06

0.181

Albumin (g/L)

38.91 ± 4.16

36.85 ± 5.14

0.002

Uric acid (μmol/L)

336.90 ± 98.26

359.72 ± 113.81

0.913

Creatinine (μmol/L)

82.61 ± 24.86

85.24 ± 26.32

0.531

lg Alb/Cr (mg/g)

1.79 ± 0.68

1.83 ± 0.66

< 0.001

Micro-albuminuria, n (%)

113 (62.4)

130 (64.4)

0.007

TG (mmol/L)

1.73 ± 1.05

1.94 ± 1.39

0.329

TC (mmol/L)

4.77 ± 1.26

4.98 ± 1.19

0.003

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.19 ± 0.56

1.06 ± 0.27

0.301

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.62 ± 0.92

2.88 ± 0.85

0.004

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

87 (48.1)

124 (61.4)

0.060

albumin-adjusted-Calcium (mg/dL)

9.10 ± 0.08

9.52 ± 0.26

< 0.001

Phosphate (mg/dL)

3.61 ± 0.47

3.59 ± 0.49

0.021

47.56 ± 4.19

47.99 ± 4.42

0.142

29.89 ± 4.20

30.89 ± 4.46

0.066

10.27 ± 1.45

11.13 ± 1.73

< 0.001

9.48 ± 1.24

10.09 ± 1.45

< 0.001

0.40 ± 0.06

0.42 ± 0.07

< 0.001

94.20 ± 19.02

111.21 ± 27.93

< 0.001

65.77 ± 7.45

64.87 ± 7.53

0.056

LV geometry

54.0

31.2

23.0

15.3

12.2

21.3

10.8

32.2

LVH, (%)

23.0

53.5

< 0.001