Table 4.

Clinical Data and Dialysis of the Patients with End - Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

	Before	After
		1st month	3rd month	6th month
Cr (mg/dL)	9.3±2.0	9.2±2.0	9.3±1.9	9.3±2.2
BUN (mg/dL)	52±12	48±9*	47±8*	48±10*
Ca (mg/dL)	9.1±0.6	9.0±0.5	9.2±0.6	9.3±0.7*
P (mg/dL)	5.3±1.1	5.0±1.1	4.9±1.0	4.8±1.0*
Alb (g/dL)	3.74±0.39	3.85±0.35*	3.87±0.37*	3.87±0.41*
AST (IU/L)	12.7±4.9	12.3±4.3	13.0±5.0	13.6±7.6
ALT (IU/L)	10.9±10.2	10.4±8.3	10.8±7.4	10.6±6.7
ALP (IU/L)	253±69	260±85	249±91	260±87
CRP (mg/dL)	0.32±0.53	0.33±0.43	0.33±0.44	0.42±0.69

The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

*: p<0.05 compared between before and 1st, 3rd or 6th month after treatment.

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