Clinical characteristics of the patientsa.

Note:aContinuous and categorical variables were expressed as median (interquartile range) and percentage (number) respectively.bPatients were stratified based on albuminuria (urine albumin-creatinine ratio) as normoalbuminuria (300 mg/g).cChi-Square test in categorical variables, Kruskall-Wallis test in continuous variables.*P**PAbbreviations: BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Calcium phosphate product, Calcium x Phosphate x 4; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone.