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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 10)

From: The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor may improve the insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes patients just after starting hemodialysis treatment: preliminary study

Characteristics

Values

Age (years; mean ± SD)

54.2 ± 10.2

Gender (male/female)

7/3

BMI (mean ± SD)

23.7 ± 5.1

BP (mmHg/mean ± SD)

158 ± 21/85 ± 14

Diabetic duration (years; mean ± SD)

11.2 ± 7.9

Admission reason

HD initiation (all 10 patients)

Hb (g/dL)

8.5 ± 1.9

Alb (g/dL)

2.7 ± 0.38

HbA1c (%; mean ± SD)

5.7 ± 0.6

Glycated albumin (GA) (%; mean ± SD)

17.4 ± 3.5

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl; mean ± SD)

117 ± 22

Postprandial plasma glucose

172 ± 20

Pre-HD plasma glucose

184 ± 14

Previous anti-diabetic agent

(−): 7, alpha GI: 1, αGI + mitiglinide: 1, insulin:1

Dialysate

Kindary 2E (glucose: 100 mg/dl)

Dialyser

Polysulfone (PS): 8, cellulose triacetate(CTA): 2

HD time

3 h

Quantity of blood (QB: ml/m)

146 ± 11

Quantity of dialysate (QD: ml/m)

500

KT/V

0.73 ± 0.24

Vitamin D treatment

(+):3, (−):7

Residual kidney function

Urine volume 888 ± 461 (pre)→519 ± 185 (post)

Glycosuria

(±):2 (+):5 (2+):3