Variables | First-week iron group | Third-week iron group | P value |
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n = 51 | n = 53 | ||
Age, years | 67.8 ± 10.2 | 67.6 ± 11.6 | 0.919 |
Male, % | 60.8 | 52.8 | 0.413 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.9 ± 3.6 | 21.8 ± 3.2 | 0.815 |
Hemodialysis vintage, months | 94.7 ± 89.0 | 108.0 ± 75.5 | 0.158 |
Single-pool Kt/V | 1.05 ± 0.20 | 1.12 ± 0.24 | 0.113 |
Mean CERA dose, μg/4 weeks | 129.6 ± 66.9 | 117.9 ± 68.2 | 0.344 |
Arteriovenous fistula, % | 96.1 | 98.1 | 0.465 |
Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, % | 49.0 | 58.5 | 0.333 |
Diabetes mellitus, % | 35.3 | 41.5 | 0.515 |
Hypertension, % | 96.1 | 98.1 | 0.485 |
Cardio vascular disease, % | 25.5 | 24.5 | 0.910 |
Hematologic disease, % | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.294 |
Hemoglobin, g/dl | 10.7 ± 0.7 | 10.8 ± 0.9 | 0.767 |
Creatinin, mg/dl | 11.0 ± 2.2 | 1.0 ± 2.5 | 0.906 |
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dl | 71.6 ± 17.1 | 72.3 ± 14.6 | 0.844 |
Albumin, g/dl | 3.85 ± 0.22 | 3.85 ± 0.31 | 0.969 |
C-reactive protein, mg/dl | 0.32 ± 0.54 | 0.22 ± 0.34 | 0.865 |
Intact-parathyroid hormon, pg/ml | 164.7 ± 78.8 | 180.1 ± 108.2 | 0.797 |
Serum iron, μg/dl | 96.4 ± 30.1 | 89.6 ± 25.9 | 0.248 |
Total Iron binding capacity, μg/dl | 236.7 ± 34.1 | 237.1 ± 42.7 | 0.955 |
Transferrin saturation, % | 40.9 ± 14.2 | 40.2 ± 14.8 | 0.826 |
Ferritin, ng/ml | 163.3 ± 63.7 | 169.6 ± 63.1 | 0.623 |