Table 3.
Demographic characteristics and baseline laboratory data of PD patients with or without hemophilia
| Groups | General male PD patients, N = 288 | Patients with hemophilia, N = 8 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 56.6±16.9 | 49.8±15.0 | 0.24 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1±2.9 | 25.8±4.2 | 0.12 |
| Hemoglobin (g/l) | 90.8±16.9 | 83.7±19.4 | 0.47 |
| WBC (109/l) | 7±2.8 | 6.7±1.8 | 0.65 |
| Blood platelets (109/l) | 187.5±72.1 | 159.3±68.3 | 0.29 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 34.3±6.1 | 33.4±3.2 | 0.46 |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 2.8±1 | 2.2±1.1 | 0.21 |
| K (mmol/l) | 4.5±0.7 | 4.4±0.6 | 0.43 |
| Ca (mmol/l) | 2.3±0.3 | 2.2±0.2 | 0.17 |
| P (mmol/l) | 1.6±0.6 | 1.7±0.7 | 0.64 |
| Uric acid (umol/l) | 474±137 | 565.3±106.8 | 0.04 |
| Creatinine (umol/l) | 694 (552, 871) | 907 (669.5, 1515) | 0.02 |
| Urea (umol/l) | 25.9 (19.5, 32.5) | 36.9 (28.3, 40.3) | 0.02 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 6.7±0.2 | 5.4±0.8 | 0.15 |
| PTH (pg/ml) | 153 (37, 328) | 347(111,400) | 0.11 |
BMI, body mass index; Ca, serum total calcium; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; K, serum potassium; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PD, peritoneal dialysis; P, serum phosphorus; PTH, parathyroid hormone; WBC, blood white blood cell counts.
Values for continuous variables given as mean ± SD or median (25th percentile, 75th percentile).