Table 3. Characteristics of survivors versus non-survivors.
| Survivors (n = 179) | Non-Survivors (n = 72) | |
| Male gender n (%) | 88 (49.1) | 26 (26)* |
| Age (ys) | 44.6 (12.3) | 53.9 (12)* |
| Diabetes n (%) | 12 (6.7) | 15 (20.8%)* |
| Hypertension n (%) | 98 (57.9%) | 41 (62.1) |
| Ionized calcium (mg/dl) | 5.1 (3.7–7.1) | 5.1 (4.3–6.5) |
| Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 5.7 (1.5) | 5.5 (1.6) |
| AP (U/L) | 244 (69–2574) | 296 (47–3215) |
| PTH (pg/ml) | 1460 (810–7368) | 1419 (811–5797) |
| 25 vitamin D (ng/ml)# α | 30.1 (SD 17.2) | (SD 10.9)* |
| Pain n (%) | 110 (64.3) | 48 (72.7) |
| Fractures n (%) | 22 (12.8) | 11 (16.6) |
| On Calcitriol n (%) | 67 (39.6) | 25 (39.6) |
| Parathyroidectomy n (%) | 102 (56.9) | 21 (29.1)* |
| Dialysis vintage (mo) | 72 (3–264) | 84 (8–288) |
*
p<0.0001 Data expressed as mean (SD), median (min-max), or percentages. PTH = parathormone, AP = Alkaline phosphatase.
#
1 ng/mL = 2.5 nmol/L;
α
data available for 182 patients.