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. 2025 Aug 4;16:1637989. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1637989

TABLE 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Baseline characteristics All patients
N = 210
Insomnia P Pruritus P Constipation P
Yes
N = 114
No
N = 96
Yes
N = 86
No
N = 124
Yes
N = 36
No
N = 174
Men, n (%) 138 (65.71%) 76 (66.67%) 62 (64.58%) 0.751 62 (72.09%) 76 (61.30%) 0.105 25 (69.44%) 113 (64.94%) 0.604
Diabetes, n (%) 82 (39.05%) 45 (39.48%) 37 (38.54%) 0.890 29 (33.72%) 53 (42.74%) 0.188 17 (47.22%) 65 (37.35%) 0.269
Hypertension, n (%) 184 (87.62%) 100 (8.72) 84 (87.50%) 0.962 74 (86.04%) 110 (88.71%) 0.564 36 (91.67%) 151 (86.78%) 0.418
Cardiac diseasen, n (%) 57 (27.14%) 32 (28.07%) 25 (26.04%) 0.742 18 (20.93%) 39 (31.45%) 0.092 10 (27.78%) 47 (27.01%) 0.925
AVF, n (%) 181 (86.20%) 101 (88.60%) 80 (83.33%) 0.271 76 (88.37%) 105 (84.68%) 0.445 30 (83.33%) 151 (86.78%) 0.585
Age (year) 56.29 ± 13.27 56.26 ± 11.30 56.31 ± 15.27 0.979 55.79 ± 12.41 56.63 ± 13.88 0.654 57.14 ± 13.31 56.11 ± 13.30 0.673
Duration of MHD (months) 59.05 ± 47.29 56.87 ± 44.70 61.65 ± 50.30 0.726 58.3 ± 48.78 59.57 ± 46.42 0.714 54.03 ± 44.67 60.09 ± 47.87 0.513
Dialysis time per week (hours) 11.27 ± 1.37 11.18 ± 1.42 11.38 ± 1.30 0.269 11.16 ± 1.39 11.35 ± 1.36 0.532 11.47 ± 1.10 11.23 ± 1.42 0.569
Dry weight (kg) 62.4 ± 13.41 62.19 ± 12.55 62.65 ± 14.42 0.958 62.43 ± 12.28 62.38 ± 14.18 0.771 66.04 ± 13.11 61.65 ± 13.38 0.024
UF volume (ml) 2728.11 ± 831.54 2763.10 ± 850.24 2668.56 ± 811.24 0.508 2899.03 ± 748.99 2609.57 ± 867.55 0.013 2816.76 ± 779.07 2709.77 ± 842.96 0.484
UF rate (mL/min) 11.71 ± 3.58 11.91 ± 3.66 11.47 ± 3.47 0.368 12.50 ± 3.25 11.17 ± 3.70 0.008 12.20 ± 3.36 11.61 ± 3.62 0.372
SpKt/V 1.31 ± 0.25 1.30 ± 0.23 1.31 ± 0.27 0.669 1.283 ± 0.24 1.323 ± 0.26 0.235 1.24 ± 0.22 1.32 ± 0.26 0.100
Hb (g/L) 109.75 ± 16.75 109.19 ± 17.22 110.42 ± 16.23 0.599 107.873 ± 18.72 111.06 ± 15.18 0.176 39.68 ± 2.94 39.44 ± 3.16 0.983
K (mmol/L) 39.48 ± 3.11 4.76 ± 0.71 4.73 ± 0.63 0.793 4.83 ± 0.66 4.693 ± 0.68 0.198 4.73 ± 0.60 4.75 ± 0.69 0.953
Ca (mmol/L) 2.21 ± 0.23 2.24 ± 0.26 2.17 ± 0.18 0.029 2.22 ± 0.25 2.20 ± 0.23 0.423 2.23 ± 0.24 2.20 ± 0.23 0.724
P (mmol/L) 2.00 ± 0.53 2.04 ± 0.55 1.9 ± 0.50 0.210 2.06 ± 0.47 1.96 ± 0.56 0.140 1.97 ± 0.41 2.01 ± 0.55 0.698
Na (mmol/L) 136.50 ± 3.39 136.50 ± 3.39 136.36 ± 3.48 0.428 136.79 ± 3.40 136.31 ± 3.39 0.277 136.94 ± 3.12 136.41 ± 3.45 0.62
Cl (mmol/L) 95.94 ± 4.00 95.94 ± 4.00 95.79 ± 4.29 0.546 96.08 ± 4.14 95.85 ± 3.92 0.677 96.47 ± 4.00 95.83 ± 4.01 0.385
Mg (mmol/L) 1.09 ± 0.14 1.10 ± 0.15 1.08 ± 0.14 0.363 1.11 ± 0.13 1.08 ± 0.15 0.144 1.07 ± 0.16 1.10 ± 0.14 0.292
CO2CP(mmol/L) 19.52 ± 2.60 19.42 ± 2.50 19.65 ± 2.72 0.511 19.49 ± 2.43 19.55 ± 2.73 0.864 19.68 ± 2.34 19.49 ± 2.66 0.704
Uric acid (μmol/L) 443.86 ± 96.04 450.20 ± 101.11 436.92 ± 89.60 0.426 458.11 ± 99.54 433.97 ± 92.66 0.052 430.22 ± 93.33 446.68 ± 96.62 0.48
iPTH (pmol/L) 49.69 ± 49.00 44.96 ± 38.44 55.31 ± 58.87 0.187 46.69 ± 40.18 51.77 ± 54.35 0.452 62.82 ± 64.93 46.98 ± 44.77 0.271
hs-CRP (mg/L) 4.38 ± 6.36 4.70 ± 7.21 4.00 ± 5.18 0.983 4.33 ± 5.72 4.41 ± 6.79 0.534 3.71 ± 5.45 4.52 ± 6.54 0.213
Albumin (g/L) 39.48 ± 3.11 39.67 ± 2.85 39.25 ± 3.40 0.457 40.06 ± 2.87 39.08 ± 3.23 0.067 39.68 ± 2.94 39.44 ± 3.16 0.870
Prealbumin (mg/L) 352.62 ± 82.54 352.62 ± 82.54 359.78 ± 87.70 0.172 360.53 ± 81.83 347.14 ± 82.92 0.248 39.68 ± 2.94 39.44 ± 3.16 0.607
β2-MG (mg/L) 29.24 ± 6.66 30.06 ± 6.91 28.26 ± 6.244 0.055 30.04 ± 6.00 28.69 ± 7.05 0.186 28.03 ± 6.83 29.49 ± 6.62 0.064
Ferritin (ng/mL) 319.14 ± 569.08 306.55 ± 428.49 334.08 ± 702.62 0.903 431.96 ± 814.66 240.89 ± 276.74 0.551 218.05 ± 258.01 340.05 ± 612.54 0.192
WBC(×109/L) 6.47 ± 1.89 6.40 ± 1.75 6.54 ± 2.05 0.726 6.29 ± 1.91 6.59 ± 1.88 0.145 6.72 ± 2.19 6.41 ± 1.83 0.534
PLT (×109/L) 196.49 ± 65.66 195.59 ± 71.04 197.55 ± 58.99 0.615 191.19 ± 68.43 200.16 ± 63.69 0.191 189.97 ± 64.57 197.83 ± 65.99 0.582
Pre-dialysis Cr (μmol/L) 997.39 ± 239.39 1019.08 ± 247.53 971.62 ± 227.94 0.161 1063.13 ± 199.02 951.79 ± 254.73 0.002 990.72 ± 225.57 998.76 ± 242.75 0.819
Pre-dialysis Urea (mmol/L) 25.12 ± 6.50 25.13 ± 6.52 25.11 ± 6.52 0.965 25.88 ± 6.15 24.6 ± 6.71 0.091 23.33 ± 5.31 25.49 ± 6.68 0.055
Post-dialysis Cr (μmol/L) 392.99 ± 126.36 402.55 ± 131.45 381.63 ± 119.72 0.261 418.37 ± 117.95 375.39 ± 129.43 0.012 410.39 ± 116.85 389.39 ± 128.26 0.292
Post-dialysis Urea (mmol/L) 8.78 ± 3.37 8.69 ± 3.41 8.86 ± 3.34 0.561 9.21 ± 3.21 8.48 ± 3.45 0.035 8.60 ± 2.66 8.82 ± 3.50 0.906
Cr clearance (μmol/L) 602.76 ± 157.16 613.52 ± 160.63 589.99 ± 152.79 0.147 640.65 ± 142.92 576.48 ± 161.72 0.001 570.53 ± 162.72 609.43 ± 155.63 0.176
Urea clearance (mmol/L) 16.34 ± 4.15 16.27 ± 4.07 16.42 ± 4.25 0.909 16.67 ± 3.97 16.11 ± 4.27 0.321 14.72 ± 3.61 16.68 ± 4.19 0.005
Insomnia 112 (53.33%) 56 (65.11%) 58 (46.78%) 0.009 27 (75.00%) 9 (50.00%) 0.006
Pruritus 86 (40.95%) 56 (49.12%) 30 (31.25%) 0.009 17 (47.22) 69 (39.66) 0.401
Constipation 36 (17.14%) 27 (23.68%) 9 (9.38%) 0.006 17 (19.77%) 19 (15.32%) 0.401

BMI, body mass index; AVF, arteriovenous fistulas; MHD, maintenance hemodialysis patient; UF, ultrafiltration; SpKt/V, single-pool hemodialysis adequacy; Hb, hemoglobin; Ca, calcium; P, phosphate; Na, sodium; Cl, chloride; Mg, Magnesium; CO2CP, carbon dioxide combining pow; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; β2-MG, beta 2-microglobulin; WBC, white blood cell count; PLT, platelet count; Cr, creatinine.