TABLE 1.

Characteristics of included CHD patients¹

	Patients
Age, y	67.9 ± 19.3
Gender, n
Male	7
Female	3
Cause of ESRD, n
Hypertension	4
Diabetes mellitus	2
Autoimmune	2
Other	2
Dialysis vintage, mo	46.8 ± 28.4
Height, cm	166 ± 9
Weight, kg	64.4 ± 15.9
BMI, kg/m2	23.2 ± 3.5
Lean tissue index, kg/m2	11.7 ± 1.7
Handgrip strength, kg	24.5 ± 11.7
Serum albumin, g/L	33.5 ± 2.6

¹All values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 10. CHD, chronic hemodialysis; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.