Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
No. | 21 |
Duration of hemodialysis (months) | 60 ± 84 |
Age (years) | 73.5 ± 11.6 |
Gender (male/female) | 12/9 |
Dry weight (kg) | 48.0 ± 12.5 |
Body height (cm) | 158.0 ± 10.5 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.0 ± 3.2 |
Comorbidity | |
Cardiovascular disease (%) | 23.8 |
Cerebral vascular disease (%) | 19.0 |
HCV Ab-positivity (%) | 19.0 |
Laboratory parameters | |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 47.5 ± 15.5 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 6.9 ± 2.8 |
β2-MG (mg/L) | 25.0 ± 8.1 |
Intact PTH (pg/mL) | 90 ± 88 |