Table 4.
Arterial microcalcification according to EHRI values categorized into tertiles.
| Arterial microcalcification |
EHRI tertiles (mean ± SD) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (N = 28) (3.3 ± 1.7) |
T2 (N = 27) (10.2 ± 3.3) |
T3 (N = 27) (29.8 ± 11.8) |
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| AMiC negative | 22 (78.6) | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 0.017 |
| AMiC positive | 6 (21.4) | 11 (40.7) | 16 (59.3) | |
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| IU/kg/week recombinant human erythropoietin | ||||
| ≤300 (N = 71) | >300 (N = 11) | |||
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| AMiC negative | 45 (63.3) | 4 (36.4) | 0.086 | |
| AMiC positive | 26 (36.6) | 7 (63.6) | ||
AMiC: arterial microcalcification; EHRI: ESA hyporesponsiveness index.