Tab. II.
Summary of continues variables related to participants.
| Variables | Alive | Death | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev | N | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev | |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | 448 | 8 | 83 | 50.29 | 15.73 | 408 | 18 | 88 | 61.97 | 10.92 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 448 | 12.33 | 41.26 | 23.09 | 4.21 | 408 | 14.69 | 38.09 | 23.31 | 3.79 |
| Dialysis duration (hour) | 448 | 2 | 4 | 3.65 | 0.46 | 408 | 2 | 4 | 3.63 | 0.46 |
| Dialysis weekly time (hour) | 448 | 2 | 16 | 10.15 | 2.33 | 408 | 2 | 16 | 10.24 | 2.22 |
| Hemoglobin (gr/dlit) | 448 | 1.3 | 17.4 | 10.48 | 2.06 | 408 | 4 | 15.7 | 10.47 | 1.75 |
| Hematocrit levels (%) | 448 | 16.1 | 60 | 192.52 | 72.085 | 408 | 16.1 | 60 | 32.46 | 6.05 |
| Plt (1,000/mm3) | 448 | 21 | 463 | 192.52 | 72.08 | 408 | 27 | 670 | 187.73 | 68.68 |
| Sodium (mg/dlit) | 448 | 105 | 198 | 138.78 | 6.8 | 408 | 106 | 193 | 138.89 | 7.56 |
| Potassium (mg/dlit) | 448 | 3 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 0.94 | 408 | 3 | 9.6 | 4.96 | 0.95 |
| Calcium (mg/dlit) | 448 | 5.1 | 12 | 8.9 | 0.90 | 408 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 0.84 |
| Phosphor (mg/dlit) | 448 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 5.11 | 1.55 | 408 | 1.7 | 12 | 5.13 | 1.6 |
| Iron (ug/ dlit) | 448 | 2 | 1028 | 111.90 | 115.48 | 408 | 3 | 520 | 98.3 | 73.49 |
| Uric acid (mg/dlit) | 448 | 1 | 14.6 | 6.77 | 1.54 | 408 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 6.70 | 1.42 |
| Albumin (g/dlit) | 448 | 1 | 5.6 | 3.74 | 0.73 | 408 | 1 | 6.4 | 3.59 | 0.72 |
| Alk (U/L) | 448 | 4.6 | 2612 | 316.14 | 262.65 | 408 | 4.2 | 2349 | 301.58 | 213.35 |
| Urea reduction ratio (%) | 448 | 1 | 0.96 | 0.643 | 0.124 | 408 | 0 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.13 |
| Time to mortality/follow-up (yr) | 448 | 0.08 | 10.70 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 408 | 0.08 | 10.30 | 2.23 | 2.18 |