Table 1.
Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Patients Admitted to the Rehabilitation Program
| Demographic data | N = 164 |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | 74.5 ± 7.8 |
| Women | 84 (51) |
| Fluent in English | 134 (82) |
| Dialysis vintage (y) | 1.4 (0.2-5.0) |
| Cause of end-stage renal disease | |
| Diabetes (or combination of diabetes mellitus and hypertension) | 64 (39) |
| Glomerulonephritis or vasculitis | 34 (21) |
| Hypertension | 32 (20) |
| Other | 26 (16) |
| Unknown | 8 (5) |
| Concomitant comorbid condition(s) | |
| Hypertension | 139 (84.8) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 101 (61.6) |
| Diabetes | 84 (51.2) |
| Cognitive impairment⁎ | 76 (46.3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 71 (43.3) |
| Congestive heart failure | 69 (42.1) |
| Chronic lung disease | 61 (37.2) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 60 (36.6) |
| Depression | 53 (32.3) |
| Obesity | 21 (12.8) |
| Laboratory results at baseline | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.0 ± 1.4 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 178 (69-352) |
| Iron saturation | 0.16 (0.12-0.27) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.37 ± 0.43 |
| Calcium (mg/L) | 9.5 ± 0.8 |
| Phosphate (mg/L) | 4.4 ± 3.0 |
| Intact parathyroid hormone (ρg/mL) | 18.2 (8.7-48.7) |
| C-Reactive protein (mg/L) | 15.5 (5.0-36.2) |
Note: Values expressed as mean ± SD, number (percent), or median (quartiles). To convert hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, multiply by 10; ferritin in ng/mL to μg/L, multiply by 1; albumin in g/dL to g/L, multiply by 10; calcium in mg/L to mmol/L, multiply by 0.2495; phosphate in mg/L to mmol/L, multiply by 0.3229, parathyroid hormone in pg/mL to ng/L, multiply by 1.
⁎
Defined as either a clinical diagnosis of dementia made by the primary physician or a Mini-Mental State Examination score of 24 or less.