Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants
| Parameters | Data |
|---|---|
| Gender (% male) | 62.5 |
| Age (years) | 57.9 ± 13.7 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 57.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 42.5 |
| Dialysis vintage (months) | 60.5 (28.3-123.0)* |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 159.9 ± 23.2 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.7 ± 1.2 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 65.0 ± 13.4 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 12.3 ± 2.6 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 135.1 ± 2.6 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.5 ± 0.7 |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | 5.3 ± 1.1 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.8 ± 0.3 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.7 |
| nPCR (g/kg/day) | 1.1 ± 0.2 |
| Post BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 3.9 |
| IDWG (%) | 4.6 ± 1.6 |
| Relative OH (%) | 11.0 ± 6.6 |
| LTI (kg/m2) | 14.2 ± 3.4 |
| FTI (kg/m2) | 10.7 ± 4.1 |
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CRP, C-reactive protein; FTI, fat tissue index; IDWG, interdialytic weight gain; LTI, lean tissue index; nPCR, normalized protein catabolic rate; OH, overhydration
*Expressed as the median (interquartile range)