Table 2.
Serum AEA and 2-AG Levels in Patients Undergoing MHD Stratified by Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
Subgroup | Endocannabinoids | |||
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Serum AEA (pmol/mL) n = 50 |
Serum 2-AG (pmol/mL) n = 96 | |||
Median (IQR) | P Value | Median (IQR) | P Value | |
Age, y | ||||
<50 | 0.98 (0.82–1.16) | 0.37 | 73 (51–161) | 0.73 |
≥50 | 1.05 (0.82–1.29) | 78 (48–165) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 0.96 (0.76–1.29) | 0.19 | 81 (53–177) | 0.25 |
Male | 1.05 (0.95–1.43) | 75 (44–127) | ||
Race | ||||
White | 1.00 (0.89–1.33) | 0.38 | 80 (48–172) | 0.19 |
Asian | 0.88 (0.76–1.29) | 67 (51–101) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic | 0.98 (0.89–1.26) | 0.78 | 83 (52–216) | 0.13 |
Non-Hispanic | 1.05 (0.76–1.35) | 73 (48–127) | ||
Dialysis vintage, d | ||||
<1095 | 0.99 (0.82–1.29) | 0.62 | 96 (51–172) | 0.42 |
≥1095 | 1.02 (0.83–1.33) | 72 (48–144) | ||
Presence of diabetes | ||||
Yes | 0.98 (0.88–1.53) | 0.43 | 78 (48–174) | 0.63 |
No | 1.01 (0.77–1.17) | 75 (49–142) |
Data are presented as median (IQR).