Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Sex | Age(years) | BMI(kg/m2) | Dialysis(years) | Haemoglobin(g/dl) | Albumin(g/l) | AVfistula | Underlying renal disease |
| M | 71 | 23.9 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 35 | yes | nephrosclerosis |
| M | 39 | 22.8 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 42 | yes | unknown |
| F | 55 | 28.8 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 29 | yes | FSGS |
| M | 49 | 22.1 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 30 | yes | unknown |
| F | 88 | 29.8 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 25 | yes | chronic GN |
| M | 40 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 41 | yes | reflux nephropathy |
| M | 57 | 22.1 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 28 | yes | ADPKD |
| M | 74 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 46 | yes | nephrosclerosis |
| M | 46 | 27.6 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 46 | yes | membranous GN |
| F | 69 | 18.4 | 27 | 12.1 | 43 | yes | IgA nephropathy |
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; AV-fistula = arteriovenous fistula; FSGS = focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; ADPKD = autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; GN = glomerulonephritis.