Demographic and clinical characteristics of normal controls and patients with chronic kidney disease.

Data are represented as n (n%) or mean (standard error of the mean), unless otherwise specified. ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor antagonist; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CKD, patients with chronic kidney disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.†indicates significant differences between CKD patients and normal controls, with p