Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of the Patients

Values are expressed as mean±SD or number (%).

ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; rHuEPO, recombinant human erythropoietin; GDP, glucose degradation product; PET, peritoneal equilibration test; D/P creatinine, dialysate to plasma creatinine; PNA, protein equivalent of nitrogen appearance; nPNA, normalized PNA; LBM_Cr, lean body mass assessed by creatinine kinetics, %LBM/IBW, %lean body mass/ideal body weight.