Table 2.
Laboratory and metabolic parameters in HD patients
| Parameter | Reference values | Initial N = 19 |
6 months N = 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12–14 | 11 ± 0.8 | 11 ± 0.6 |
| Kt/V ratio | >1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
| Hs-CRP (mg/L) | <1.0 | 0.9 (0.35, 2.65) | – |
| Pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 0–125 | 1214 (539, 2270) | – |
| Total bicarbonate (mM/L) | 22–30 | 24 (22, 25) | 23 ± 2 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.9–5.0 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.3 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.4–10.2 | 9.4 ± 0.6 | 9.3 ± 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 2.5–4.5 | 6.8 ± 2.0 | 6.6 ± 1.8 |
| Ca × P product (mg2/dL2) | <50 | 64 ± 20 | 62 ± 17 |
| 25(OH)D (ng/mL) | 30–100 | 31 ± 13 | 38 ± 19 |
| FGF-23 Log10 (RU/mL) | <2.4 | 3.96 (3.07, 4.78) | – |
| Intact PTH (pg/mL) | 15–65 | 483 ± 386 | 359 ± 202 |