Table 2. Biochemical and dialysis-related parameters of study patients.

Characteristics	All patients
	N = 209
Albumin (g/dL)	3.8±0.39
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.4±1.5
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.4±0.9
Phosphate (mg/dL)	5.2±1.8
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	177.1±47.7
Kt/V	1.67±0.36
URR (%)	0.74±0.07
BUN (mg/dL)	69.8±22.2
Creatinine (mg/dL)	10.8±2.7
β2 microglobulin (ng/mL)	28.3±11.5
i-PTH (pg/mL)	380.7±558.2
Total IS (mg/L)	36.70±16.74
Total PCS (mg/L)	21.25±17.81
hs-CRP (mg/L)	10.8±25.9
IL-1β (ng/L)	1.37±0.83
IL-6 (ng/L)	3.68±3.89
TNF-α (ng/L)	16.67±66.28

Abbreviations: URR, urea reduction rate; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; i-PTH, intact parathyroid hormone; IS, indoxyl sulfate; PCS: p-cresol sulfate; hs-CRP, high sensitive C-reactive protein; IL-1β, interleukin- 1 beta; IL-6, interleukin 6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor- alpha.