Table 2.

The demographic and laboratory characteristics of ESRD and healthy subjects.

Demographic and laboratory parameters	ESRD patients with health problems (n = 14)	ESRD patients with SLE (n = 12)	Healthy subjects (n = 10)
Age, year (range of age)	41.7 ± 13.5 (18–67)	48.8 ± 14.4 (29–74)	44.1 ± 4.6 (30–54)
Gender (male/female)	7/7	6/6	5/5
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)	7.58 ± 0.74	7.66 ± 0.79	98 ± 4.08
Urea	120 ± 2.3	119 ± 3.7	27.25 ± 1.97
Creatinine	8.01 ± 1.02	7.78 ± 1.13	0.92 ± 0.059
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)	49.49 ± 3.05	49.48 ± 2.86	12.75 ± 0.92
Fasting blood sugar (FBS)	106 ± 37	93 ± 11	88 ± 4

ESRD: end-stage renal disease; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus.