Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Parameter	ESRD n = 74	Controls n = 52	P value
Age (years)	36 ± 11.9	40.4 ± 9.2	<0.05
Sex (Male/female)	54/20	33/19	>0.05
Height (cm)	166.8 ± 7.1	166.8 ± 8.1	>0.05
Weight (kg)	53.9 ± 8.04	68.1 ± 8.04	<0.01
BMI (kg/m2)	19.4 ± 3.04	24.5 ± 2.06	<0.01
On dialysis	49%	-
HD	41%	-
CAPD	8%	-

HD – hemodialysis, CAPD – continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis