Figure 3.

Laboratory results reported upon admittance to the hospital for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The median level of serum creatinine was 11.7 mg/dl (range: 1.8−40.1 mg/dl) (a). The median level of serum urea was 307.8 mg/dl (range: 100–1799 mg/dl) (b). Median Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) was 5.8 ml/min per 1.73 m² (range: 0.9–15.2 ml/min per 1.73 m²) (c). The median hemoglobin level was 6.2 g/dl (range: 3.2–9.9 g/dl) (d). The median serum potassium level was 7.35 mmol/l (range: 5.6–14.1 mmol/l) (e). The median bicarbonate level was 7.53 mmol/l (range: 1.1–18.1 mmol/l) (f).