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Characteristics PXE (n = 50) Controls (n = 40) P Value Clinical Age (yr) 57 (SD, 12) 58 (SD, 11) .49 Male sex (No.) 24 (48) 20 (50) .85 BMI (kg/m2) 26 (SD, 4) 26 (SD, 4) .74 Current smokers (No.) 6 (12) 5 (13) .86 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 136 (SD, 21) 133 (SD, 15) .49 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 77 (SD, 12) 79 (SD, 10) .41 Hypertension (No.) 22 (44) 18 (45) .92 Hypercholesterolemia (No.) 43 (86) 37 (93) .33 Medication Glucose-lowering medication (No.) 1 (2) 0 (0) .38 Antihypertensive medication (No.) 13 (26) 7 (18) .40 Cholesterol-lowering medication (No.) 26 (52) 5 (13) <.01 Laboratory Calcium (mmol/L) 2.38 (SD, 0.09) 2.39 (SD, 0.09) .61 Phosphate (mmol/L) 1.02 (SD, 0.16) 0.98 (SD, 0.16) .25 Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73m2) 90 (82–90) 88 (75–90) .17 LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.8 (SD, 0.9) 3.6 (SD, 0.8) <.01 25-OH vitamin D (nmol/L) 74 (SD, 36) 61 (SD, 20) .04
Note:—BMI indicates body mass index; 25-OH vitamin D = 25-hydroxy vitamin D.
aData are presented as mean (SD), median (interquartile range), or No. (%) when appropriate. Data were analyzed using the Student t test, Mann Whitney U test, or χ2 test when appropriate. A P value < .05 was statistically significant.