Table 4.
Distribution of specific cardiovascular disease risk factors among study participants by duration of dialysis.
| Variables | Duration of dialysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 year | 1–5 years | 5–10 years | p value | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| (1) Anaemia | |||||||
| No | 2 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 0.131 |
| Yes | 10 | 30.3 | 18 | 54.5 | 5 | 15.2 | |
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| (2) CRP | |||||||
| Positive | 9 | 33.3 | 13 | 48.1 | 5 | 18.5 | 0.415 |
| Negative | 3 | 37.5 | 5 | 31.3 | — | — | |
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| (3) Mean values (Mean ± SD) | |||||||
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.36 ± 1.57 | 9.32 ± 1.29 | 9.24 ± 1.05 | 0.173 | |||
| Phosphate (mg/L) | 71.67 ± 24.8 | 71.89 ± 29.67 | 56.00 ± 12.00 | 0.210 | |||
| Calcium (mg/L) | 70.33 ± 16.00 | 67.83 ± 19.81 | 83.80 ± 8.67 | 0.463 | |||