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Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients

From: Glycated hemoglobin and glycated albumin in patients with diabetes undergoing hemodiafiltration

Variable

 

Number of patients (M/F)

133 (81/52)

Age (years)

68.7 ± 13.3

Dialysis history (months)

78.3 ± 67.1

Dialysis time (h)

3.7 ± 1.0

Blood flow rate (mL/min)

204.7 ± 29.6

Dialysate flow rate (mL/min)

531.8 ± 46.8

Replacement fluid volume (L)

45.0 ± 14.8

Dry weight (kg)

56.2 ± 14.1

Albumin (g/dL)

3.4 ± 0.4

UN (mg/dL)

60.6 ± 14.8

Hb (g/dL)

10.6 ± 1.0

Ht (%)

32.5 ± 3.2

Pre-dialysis blood glucose (mg/dL)

138.4 ± 45.4

HbA1c (%)

6.0 ± 0.9

GA (%)

20.4 ± 4.7

Fe (μg/dL)

59.7 ± 23.1

TIBC (μg/dL)

206.3 ± 46.1

TSAT (%)

30.0 ± 12.4

Ferritin (ng/dL)

261.0 ± 187.6

ESAs

 Darbepoetin alfa (μg /week) (number)

21.1 ± 17.4(98)

 epoetin beta (U/week) (number)

3187.5 ± 1060.7(2)

 epoetin beta pegol (μg /week) (number)

22.7 ± 9.8(11)

ERI (each ESA dose/kg/g/dL/week)

 

 Darbepoetin alfa (number)

0.04 ± 0.04(98)

 Epoetin beta (number)

5.2 ± 1.5(2)

 Epoetin beta pegol (number)

0.04 ± 0.02(11)

Iron (intravenous administration)

 Saccharated ferric oxide (mg/week) (number)

44.2 ± 29.0(45)

Iron-based phosphate binder (oral administration)

 Sucroferric oxyhydroxide (mg/week) (number)

8361.1 ± 5233.8(9)

 Ferric citrate hydrate (mg/week) (number)

11940.3 ± 6267.9(22)

  1. TSAT(%) = [serum Fe (μg/dL)/TIBC (μg/dL)] × 100. The levels are presented as mean ± standard deviation