Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
Total (n=32) |
NS+EX (n=15) |
NS (n=17) |
P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.53 | |||
Male | 21 (66) | 9 (60) | 12 (71) | |
Female | 11 (34) | 6 (40) | 5 (29) | |
Race | 0.74 | |||
African American | 23 (72) | 10 (66) | 13 (76) | |
Asian | 1 (3) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | |
Caucasian | 6 (19) | 3 (20) | 3 (18) | |
Hispanic | 2 (6) | 1 (7) | 1 (6) | |
Age (y) | 43.2±13.1 | 46.5±12.1 | 40.2±13.5 | 0.17 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4±6.3 | 27.5±6.3 | 29.1±6.4 | 0.45 |
Etiology of ESRD | 0.78 | |||
Diabetes | 6 (19) | 3 (20) | 3 (18) | |
HTN | 19 (59) | 8 (53) | 11 (65) | |
Other | 7 (22) | 4 (27) | 3 (18) | |
Other variables | ||||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.1±1.5 | 12.0±1.4 | 12.2±1.7 | 0.66 |
Albumin (mg/dL) | 41.2±2.9 | 40.7±2.8 | 41.8±3.0 | 0.40 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 10.1±2.5 | 9.3±2.5 | 10.9±2.3 | 0.09 |
CRP (mg/L) | 4.0(1.9~13.1) | 4.3(1.9~13.3) | 3.9(1.0~12.0) | 0.52 |
Note: Values are mean ± SE,median (lower~upper quartile) or absolute numbers with percentages.
Abbreviation: NS+EX, nutrition supplementation plus exercise; NS, nutrition supplementation; BMI, body mass index; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HTN, hypertension; CRP, C-reactive protein