Table-III.

Changes in the main laboratory indicators of the two groups.

Variables	HD group		PD group
	At the start of dialysis	After a year of dialysis	At the start of dialysis	After a year of dialysis
Albumin (g/L)	27.1±2.39	31.9±2.14	27.3±2.57	28.7±1.91*
Total protein (g/L)	47.3±2.37	55.3±2.29	48.3±2.21	50.3±1.76*
Hemoglobin (g/L)	82.3±5.81	96.6±5.56	83.2±5.88	96.9±5.61
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.91±0.22	5.96±0.19	5.92±0.21	6.36±0.29*
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	2.11±0.17	2.06±0.16	2.09±0.17	2.20±0.18*
Blood Ca2+ (mmol/L)	1.78±0.13	2.03±0.09	1.85±0.11	2.04±0.08
Blood P3+ (mmol/L)	2.05±0.12	1.89±0.09	2.01±0.11	1.84±0.10
Blood glucose (mmol/L)	9.95±1.23	7.66±0.83	9.36±2.09	7.8±0.87

^*p<0.05 for comparison between the two groups after a year of dialysis.