Table 1.
Patients Profile.
| All | No iron | Oral iron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 125 | 83 | 42 |
| Age (year), male/female | 66±13, 86/39 | 67±13, 56/27 | 64±14, 24/18 |
| Duration of HD (years) | 10±10 | 10±10 | 10±8 |
| Original disease* | 48/49/10/9/9 | 34/29/5/7/8 | 14/20/5/2/1 |
| Hb (g/L) | 10.4±1.3 | 10.9±1.2 | 9.3±0.7 |
| Fe (μg/dL) | 74±33 | 81±35 | 58±27 |
| TIBC (μg/dL) | 277±54 | 276±54 | 278±55 |
| TSAT (%) | 28±14 | 31±15 | 22±10 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 76±127 | 94±151 | 38±37 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 9.2±2.3 | 9.2±2.5 | 9.3±2.0 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 53±11 | 54±11 | 52±12 |
| Ca (mg/dL) | 9.2±0.6 | 9.2±0.7 | 9.1±0.6 |
| P (mg/dL) | 5.1±1.1 | 5.0±1.0 | 5.3±1.1 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.8±0.4 | 3.8±0.4 | 3.7±0.4 |
| AST (IU/L) | 13±5 | 13±5 | 13±5 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 10±7 | 10±4 | 11±10 |
| ALP (IU/L) | 263±88 | 266±97 | 253±69 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.32±0.47 | 0.32±0.44 | 0.32±0.53 |
The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
Hb: hemoglobin, Fe: iron, TIBC: total iron binding capacity, TSAT: transferrin saturation, Cr: creatinine, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Ca: calcium, P: phosphate, Alb: albumin, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, CRP: C-reactive protein, HD: hemodialysis, CGN: chronic glomerulonephritis, DM: diabetic nephropathy, HTN: hypertensive nephrosclerosis, PCKD: polycystic kidney disease
*: CGN/DM/HTN/PCKD/Other diseases