Table 1 Background characteristics of the study participants
From: Changes in the ankle-brachial blood pressure index among hemodialysis patients
All patients (n = 61) | |
|---|---|
Age (year) | 57.2 ± 13.2 |
Gender (M/F) | 33/28 |
Duration of HD (year) | 19.8 (11.1–28.1) |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.7 ± 0.3 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 11.8 ± 2.3 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | 7.7 ± 1.4 |
Corrected calcium (mg/dL) | 9.4 ± 0.8 |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | 5.4 ± 1.4 |
Ca × P (mg/dL)2 | 50.6 ± 12.2 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 159 ± 36 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 102 ± 41 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.07 (0.05–0.16) |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.7 ± 0.8 |
Primary Cause of ESKD, n (%) | |
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 43 (70.5) |
Diabetic nephropathy | 5 (8.2) |
Polycystic kidney disease | 3 (4.9) |
Chronic pyelonephritis | 1 (1.7) |
Post transplantation | 8 (13.1) |
Unknown and others | 1 (1.7) |
Complication, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 36 (59.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 9 (14.8) |