Table 2.
Main laboratory characteristics of the study population
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 180 (108–248) |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 106 (42–176) |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 44 (21–80) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 150 (73–240) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.5 (10.8–12.0) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.9 (3.3–4.7) |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.0 (7.6–10.3) |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | 6.7 (4.1–9.6) |
| PTH (pg/ml) | 446 (11–1666) |
| Alkaline phosphatase (UI/L) | 149 (65–602) |
| Kt/V | 1.5 (1.1–1.8) |
| CRP (mg/ml) | 4.9 ± 4.8 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 6.7 ± 8.1 |
| IL-8 (pg/ml) | 128.2 ± 206.2 |
| SDF-1 (pg/ml) | 2625.9 ± 1288.6 |
Values expressed as mean ± SEM or median (25th-75th percentiles). SDF-1, stromal cell-derived factor-1.