Table 2.
Clinical pretransplant laboratory parameters (mean ± SD, for not normally distributed values also median [IQR]).
| HD patients (n = 66) | PD patients (n = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hgb (g/dL) | 11.1 ± 1.7 | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 0.54∗ |
| WBC count (×103/mcL) | 7.4 ± 2.3 7 [5.1–8.4] |
7.5 ± 3.3 7.1 [5.8–8.8] |
0.84∗∗ |
| PLT count (×103/mcL) | 198 ± 64 225 [181–268] |
230 ± 65 188 [155–237] |
0.06∗∗ |
| CRP (mg/L) | 6.9 ± 7.0 1.2 [0.7–3.6] |
3.2 ± 4.6 3.5 [1.2–6.6] |
0.11∗∗ |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 181 ± 57 | 206 ± 40 | 0.11∗ |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 0.31∗ |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 7.0 ± 2.0 5.6 [5.2–9.7] |
7.4 ± 2.8 6.8 [5.1–8.6] |
0.90∗∗ |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.4 ± 2.8 6.5 [5.8–8.0] |
6.9 ± 1.4 4.9 [4.1–5.7] |
0.015∗∗ |
| iPTH (pg/mL) | 320 ± 257 428 [221–797] |
500 ± 371 256 [185–398] |
0.29∗∗ |
| Iron (mg/dL) | 67.7 ± 27.2 | 69.1 ± 30.8 | 0.87∗ |
| Transferrin saturation (%) | 29.5 ± 11.1 | 26.2 ± 11.1 | 0.36∗ |
WBC: white blood cell; PLT: platelet; ∗from t-tests; ∗∗from Mann-Whitney U-test.