Table 5.

Comparison Baseline Laboratory Values Between Subjects Initiating Chronic Hemodialysis as an Inpatient Compared With Outpatient.

	n	Outpatient	Inpatient	P
Albumin (g/L)	267	34.4	29.3	<.001
Ferritin (µg/L)	238	221.2	617.3	.038
CRP (mg/L)	80	2.0	5.7	.005
Hb (g/L)	301	97.1	91.4	.001

Note. CRP= C-reactive protein.