Table 1.
Patients' main demographic and laboratory data.
| Case | Control | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 52.47 ± 11.99 | 52.68 ± 12.11 | 0.95 |
| Male | 10 (52.6%) | 20 (52.6%) | 1.0 |
| DM | 13 (68.4%) | 14 (36.8%) | 0.047 |
| HD duration (year) | 5.18 ± 3.75 | 8.23 ± 7.17 | 0.04 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 11.25 ± 1.31 | 10.68 ± 0.62 | 0.085 |
| Hct (%) | 34.45 ± 3.91 | 32.91 ± 2.16 | 0.123 |
| Ca (mg/dL) | 10.13 ± 0.82 | 9.75 ± 0.51 | 0.035 |
| P (mg/dL) | 5.13 ± 1.49 | 5.01 ± 0.89 | 0.702 |
| iPTH (pg/mL) | 136.46 ± 33.63 | 299.4 ± 32.93 | 0.001 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.73 ± 0.43 | 4.03 ± 0.24 | 0.01 |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.69 ± 0.82 | 4.78 ± 0.53 | 0.644 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 178.86 ± 44.76 | 176.37 ± 42.94 | 0.84 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 244.17 ± 167.82 | 136.52 ± 75.88 | 0.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 22.07 ± 12.19 | 19.31 ± 10.91 | 0.437 |
| ALT (U/L) | 19.41 ± 13.29 | 15.79 ± 8.14 | 0.219 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 210.59 ± 216.22 | 279.12 ± 235.89 | 0.212 |
| TSAT | 0.21 ± 0.09 | 0.27 ± 0.086 | 0.026 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.19 ± 2.27 | 22.92 ± 4.64 | 0.664 |
| Kt/V | 1.68 ± 0.28 | 1.82 ± 0.31 | 0.026 |
| URR | 0.75 ± 0.06 | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 0.077 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 14.72 ± 3.71 | 3.30 ± 0.53 | 0.000 |
| nPCR (g/kg/day) | 1.23 ± 0.21 | 2.23 ± 4.03 | 0.136 |
| TACurea (mg/dL) | 43.44 ± 18.37 | 41.16 ± 7.44 | 0.740 |
| Al (ug/dL) | 1.41 ± 0.79 | 1.31 ± 0.46 | 0.695 |
Abbreviations: nPCR: normalized protein catabolic rate.
TACurea: time-averaged concentration of blood urea nitrogen.