Table 1. Demographic Data and Characteristics of all Hemodialysis Patients Included in This Study .

	Data
Age, y, Mean, (range)	52.7 (7-86)
Gender, male, %	65.2
Duration of Hemodialysis, min, Mean (range)	20.3 (11-100)
History of Transfusion, No. (%)	93 (51.4)
History of Previous Renal Transplant, No. (%)	15 (8.3)
History of Jaundice, No. (%)	1 (0.6)
Etiology of ESRD
Diabetes Mellitus, %	27.6
Hypertension, %	25.4
Failed transplanted kidney, %	8.3
Glomerulonephritis, %	5.0
Polycystic kidney disease, %	3.9
Others a , %	11.6
Unknown, %	18.2

^a Other etiologies include: drug induced nephropathy, unresolved acute kidney injury, pyelonephritis and urinary stone disease.