Table 1 Characteristics of overall participants and of patients in the two groups being studied

Male/female

68/63

17/3

51/60

0.001

Age(years)

69.1 ± 11.3

70.45 ± 10.39

68.79 ± 11.38

0.55

Duration on hemodialysis (months)

98.1 ± 95.4

46.65 ± 46.65

107.11 ± 99.1

0.009

Total OABSS

0.74 ± 1.77

3.35 ± 3.4

0.31 ± 0.61

< 0.001

Total IPSS

4.19 ± 5.79

11.59 ± 6.87

1.85 ± 2.31

< 0.001

 General health perceptions

40.6 ± 22.3

42.5 ± 16.0

40.40 ± 23.20

0.7

 Impact on life

7.54 ± 20.0

20.0 ± 28.64

5.25 ± 16.94

0.002

 Role limitations

2.50 ± 9.91

8.1 ± 13.09

1.76 ± 9.28

0.01

 Physical limitations

0.98 ± 5.15

1.6 ± 6.97

0.87 ± 4.76

0.56

 Social limitations

1.30 ± 9.38

0.0 ± 0.0

1.517 ± 10.16

0.50

 Personal relationships

2.76 ± 13.1

0.0 ± 0.0

3.25 ± 14.16

0.35

 Emotions

6.34 ± 16.0

17.6 ± 26.81

4.26 ± 12.01

< 0.001

 Sleep/energy

7.20 ± 16.1

20.8 ± 25.85

4.71 ± 12.03

< 0.001

 Incontinence severity

12.2 ± 13.2

19.15 ± 13.54

11.02 ± 12.75

0.01

 Total KHQ score

77.8 ± 67.2

120.4 ± 87.79

70.20 ± 59.65

0.001

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.22 ± 1.62

10.38 ± 1.68

10.19 ± 1.26

0.64

 Serum albumin (g/L)

3.481 ± 0.402

33.55 ± 2.99

35.03 ± 4.15

0.13

 Serum CRP (mg/L)

0.3428 ± 0.6495

28.31 ± 45.30

34.36 ± 68.10

0.70

 Serum IL-6 (pg/mL)

10.803 ± 15.564

8.323 ± 6.302

11.36 ± 16.67

0.43

 Serum creatinine (mg/L)

10.426 ± 2.087

103.43 ± 17.44

104.4 ± 21.58

0.85

 Serum calcium (mg/L)

9.305 ± 0.916

93.20 ± 7.85

93.02 ± 9.44

0.94

 Serum phosphate (mg/L)

5.140 ± 1.705

46.1 ± 14.86

52.34 ± 17.38

0.133

 Serum intact PTH (pg/mL)

228.345 ± 203.34

227.23 ± 254.87

228.55 ± 194.52

0.978