Table 3.
Comparison of different lab parameters between Hd and Pd patients.
| HD (n = 70) |
PD (n = 45) |
p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | St Dev (±) | Mean | Range | St Dev | ||
| Mg (mmol/L) | 0.993 | 0.7–1.3 | 0.162 | 0.802 | 0.5–1.3 | 0.95 | 0.000 |
| PTH (pmol/L) | 39.21 | 0.52–184.4 | 40.458 | 51.57 | 1.67–249 | 46.72 | 0.027 |
| Corr Ca (mmol/L) | 2.07 | 1.72–2.44 | 0.187 | 2.203 | 1.5–2.7 | 0.29 | 0.037 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.79 | 2.8–5.6 | 0.85 | 4.26 | 2.4–6.6 | 1.09 | 0.047 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.62 | 0.3–4.4 | 0.88 | 1.69 | 0.17–4.4 | 0.84 | 0.746 |
HD – haemodialysis, PD – peritoneal dialysis, n – number of patients, St Dev – standard deviation, Mg – serum magnesium level, PTH – parathyroid hormone, Corr Ca – serum corrected calcium.