Table 1.

Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the study population

Parameter	Normal (n = 8)	CKD Stage 3/4 (n = 6)	HD (n = 8)	PD (n = 8)
Male/female	6/2	4/2	5/3	6/2
Age, years	38.5 ± 13.3	67.8 ± 9.0	52.1 ± 10.3	55.8 ± 12.1
Height, cm	174.1 ± 5.7	168.2 ± 10.6	173.9 ± 6.7	168.0 ± 9.7
Weight, kg	84.2 ± 19.5	98.8 ± 15.9	99.2 ± 19.6	77.2 ± 19.5
BMI, kg/m2	27.6 ± 5.6	35.4 ± 8.2	32.9 ± 6.9	27.13 ± 5.46
Hgb, g/dL	14.4 ± 0.6	11.0 ± 1.7	11.3 ± 0.7	10.2 ± 0.8

Values are arithmetic mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index; Hgb, hemoglobin.