Table 1. Biochemical characteristics of patients on hemodialysis.

Abbreviations. URR: urea reduction ratio; SpKt/V: single pool Kt/V where Kt/V shows dialysis adequacy by incorporating dialyzer clearance of urea (K), dialysis time (t), and volume of distribution of urea (V); iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; Ses-week: sessions per week; S: serum

Variables	Mean ± Std. Dev
Age	45.51 ± 13.29
Dialysis  Ses-week	2.606 ± 0.5126
Dialysis Duration/ Years	5.212 ± 1.004
URR	64.074 ± 4.404
SpKt/V	1.225 ± 0.115
Hb	9.27 ± 1.387
S. Vit-D	24.36 ± 13.03
S. iPTH	578.72 ± 583.15
S. Iron	91.50 ± 41.61
S. Calcium	8.11 ± 0.824
S. Albumin	3.33 ± 0.538
S. Creatinine	7.95 ± 2.50