Table 1. Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients in the two phases.
| Phase One N = 125 |
Phase Two N = 110 |
P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ±SD) | 64.41 ± 14.90 | 66.61 ± 13.48 | 0.24 |
| Gender M/F (%/%) | 76/49 (60.8/39.2) | 70/40 (63.6/36.4) | 0.65 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 53 (42.4) | 42 (38.2) | 0.51 |
| Dialysis vintage, months (mean ±SD) | 41.96 ± 36.13 | 49.13 ± 44.41 | 0.18 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 57 (45.6) | 51 (46.4) | 0.91 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 84 (67.2) | 95 (86.4) | 0.001 |
| Severe hypertension, n (%) | 23 (18.4) | 18 (16.4) | 0.68 |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 22 (17.6) | 44 (40.0) | <0.0001 |
*Chi-square test, significant p-value < 0.05.