Table 1 Patient characteristics that were admitted to examine the adrenal insufficiency
From: Characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in hemodialysis patients
| Age (year) | 69.3 ± 10.8 |
| Sex | Male 11/female 6 |
| Causes of ESRD | DKD 2/CGN 11/NS 1/other 3 |
| Hemodialysis vintage (months) | 175 [120–396] |
| Previous history of steroid usage | Existence 2/non-existence 15 |
| Symptoms, signs, and laboratory tests indicating adrenal insufficiency | General fatigue 4, appetite loss 1, hypotension 9, eosinophilia 4, hypoglycemia 0, hypercalcemia 2, CRP elevation 5 |
| Height (cm) | 159.5 ± 8.5 |
| Dry weight (kg) | 52.0 ± 10.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.3 ± 2.9 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | 142.2 ± 24.8/76.6 ± 15.1 |
| Muscle mass (%) | 14.0 ± 1.5 |
| Body fat (%) | 27.3 ± 7.3 |
| Cardiothoracic ratio (%) | 52.6 ± 4.2 |
| Kt/V urea | 1.56 ± 0.26 |
| nPCR (g/kg/day) | 0.94 ± 0.14 |
| White blood cells (/μL) | 5027.7 ± 1732.6 |
| Eosinophil counts (/μL) | 225.5 ± 155.2 |
| Lymphocyte counts (/μL) | 977.0 ± 338.7 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.68 ± 1.37 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 138.2 ± 3.3 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.41 ± 0.78 |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 101.9 ± 3.1 |
| Corrected calcium (mg/dL) | 9.32 ± 0.86 |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | 4.30 ± 1.70 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 47.1 ± 15.0 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 9.28 ± 2.18 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.32 ± 0.56 |
| Prealbumin (mg/dL) | 25.40 ± 6.37 |
| Cholinesterase (U/L) | 239.3 ± 84.1 |
| Casual blood glucose (mg/dL) | 98.2 ± 22.2 |
| Ferrum (μg/dL) | 79.2 ± 21.4 |
| TIBC (μg/dL) | 244.5 ± 51.1 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 131.3 ± 191.2 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.43 ± 0.59 |
| β2-microglobulin (mg/L) | 25.40 ± 6.37 |
| Cortisol (μg/dL) | 9.84 ± 3.78 |
| i-PTH (pg/mL) | 172.1 ± 130.7 |