Table 2.
Laboratory characteristics of the peritoneal dialysis patients.
| Coronary artery calcification | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noninitiation (n = 37) | Initiation (n = 33) | Total (n = 70) | ||
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 106.0 ± 10.1 | 103.6 ± 13.4 | 104.9 ± 11.8 | 0.398 |
| iPTH (ng/dL) | 347 ± 153 | 441 ± 324 | 391 ± 251 | 0.121 |
| Adjusted calcium (mg/dL) | 10.3 ± 1.2 | 10.2 ± 0.9 | 10.2 ± 1.0 | 0.633 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 4.62 ± 0.79 | 5.90 ± 1.33 | 5.22 ± 1.25 | <0.001 |
| Transferrin (g/L) | 1.84 ± 0.29 | 1.81 ± 0.24 | 1.83 ± 0.27 | 0.615 |
| Ferritin (ug/L) | 259 ± 88.8 | 278 ± 143 | 268 ± 117 | 0.511 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 3.93 ± 0.85 | 4.43 ± 0.90 | 4.17 ± 0.90 | 0.019 |
| Pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 1987 (758, 5591) | 2298 (784, 11154) | 2191 (767, 8755) | 0.362 |
| Serum creatinine (umol/L) | 851 ± 285 | 1065 ± 399 | 952 ± 357 | 0.011 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 21.1 ± 5.1 | 23.1 ± 14.3 | 22.0 ± 10.5 | 0.428 |
| UA (mmol/L) | 0.43 ± 0.07 | 0.46 ± 0.09 | 0.45 ± 0.08 | 0.087 |
| AKP (U/L) | 84.8 ± 24.9 | 90.7 ± 59.9 | 87.6 ± 44.7 | 0.586 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 36.2 ± 4.1 | 36.2 ± 3.2 | 36.2 ± 3.7 | 0.944 |
| nPCR (g/kg∗d) | 0.96 ± 0.19 | 0.87 ± 0.12 | 0.92 ± 0.16 | 0.031 |
| hs-CRP(mg/dL) | 1.75 ± 2.14 | 4.37 ± 5.0 | 2.98 ± 3.96 | 0.005 |
| HbA1C | 5.52 ± 0.65 | 5.83 ± 0.75 | 5.67 ± 0.71 | 0.070 |
| Homa-IR | 2.85 ± 1.96 | 4.12 ± 4.22 | 3.45 ± 3.26 | 0.105 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179 ± 31 | 179 ± 40 | 179 ± 35 | 0.987 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 167 ± 108 | 261 ± 227 | 211 ± 180 | 0.027 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 90.4 ± 22.8 | 86.7 ± 23.1 | 88.7 ± 22.8 | 0.499 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 44.4 ± 9.7 | 34.8 ± 9.8 | 39.9 ± 10.8 | <0.001 |
| Lipidprotein A (mg/dL) | 250 ± 204 | 243 ± 173 | 247 ± 189 | 0.879 |
| 25-OH-VitD (nmol/L) | 36.8 ± 9.6 | 38.4 ± 10.1 | 37.7 ± 9.8 | 0.59 |
| Glucose reabsorption (g/W/m2) | 363 ± 116 | 404 ± 113 | 382 ± 116 | 0.144 |
| Adjusted total ccr (L/W) | 71.7 ± 20.0 | 63.1 ± 16.6 | 67.7 ± 18.8 | 0.057 |
| Adjusted PD ccr (L/W) | 37.9 ± 8.0 | 39.8 ± 6.9 | 38.8 ± 7.5 | 0.313 |
| Adjusted residual CCR (L/W) | 33.8 ± 25.1 | 23.4 ± 18.8 | 28.9 ± 22.8 | 0.056 |
iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; pro-BNP: pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; UA: uric acid; AKP: alkaline phosphatase; nPCR: normalized protein catabolic rate; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Ccr: creatinine clearance rate; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; Lp (a): lipoprotein (a); glucose reabsorption: the glucose reabsorption per week adjusted by body surface area.