Table 1. Demographic characteristics, laboratory values of all patients, Turkish, and Syrian subgroups.
| Parameter | All patients (n = 97) | Turkish (n = 75) | Syrian (n = 22) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 51.6±15.5 | 52.1±16.1 | 49.9±13.2 | 0.568 |
| Female patients (%) | 44.3 | 52 | 18.2 | 0.005 |
| Education level (%) | 0.060 | |||
| Illiterate | 6.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | |
| Literate | 15.7 | 16.1 | 14.3 | |
| Primary school | 49.4 | 53.2 | 38.1 | |
| Secondary school | 13.3 | 14.5 | 9.5 | |
| High school | 12 | 11.3 | 14.3 | |
| University | 3.6 | - | 14.3 | |
| Marital status | 0.007 | |||
| Married (%) | 56.7 | 49.3 | 81.8 | |
| BMI, kg/m2, median (IR) | 21.8 (19.2–25.0) | 21.9 (19.3–25.3) | 21.1 (19.1–24.2) | 0.435 |
| ESRD etiology (%) | 0.905 | |||
| Diabetes | 18.6 | 20 | 13.6 | |
| Hypertension | 32 | 32 | 31.8 | |
| Glomerulonephritis | 7.2 | 6.7 | 9.1 | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 7.2 | 8 | 4.5 | |
| Unknown | 14.4 | 12 | 22.7 | |
| Miscellaneous | 20.6 | 21.3 | 18.2 | |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 21.6 | 24 | 13.6 | 0.299 |
| Hypertension (%) | 47.4 | 48 | 45.5 | 0.833 |
| Hemodialysis vintage, years, median (IR) | 3.7 (1.8–7.4) | 4.0 (1.9–10.4) | 2.7 (1.6–5.3) | 0.112 |
| Hemoglobin, (g/dl), mean ± SD | 10.7±1.6 | 10.6±1.6 | 10.8±1.7 | 0.680 |
| Phosphorus, (mg/dl), mean ± SD | 5.5±1.5 | 5.3±1.5 | 6.0±1.5 | 0.085 |
| Albumin, g/dl, median (IR) | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 3.8 (3.5–4.1) | 0.152 |
| Parathyroid hormone, (ng/L) median (IR) | 537.5 (343.7–786.7) | 548 (346.7–796.5) | 484.5 (309.7–750.0) | 0.420 |
| Kt/V, mean ± SD | 1.7±.0.2 | 1.7±0.2 | 1.6±0.2 | 0.056 |
| Creatinine, mg/dl, median (IR) | 9.1 (6.8–10.4) | 9.0 (6.5–10.2) | 9.4 (7.4–10.9) | 0.180 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (IR) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 0.171 |
BMI: body mass index
ESRD: end-stage renal disease
IR: interquartile range
SD: standard deviation