Table 4 Comparison of each parameter in patients with and without adrenal insufficiency
From: Characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in hemodialysis patients
Patients with adrenal insufficiency | Patients without adrenal insufficiency | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 66.4 ± 13.0 | 71.3 ± 9.0 | 0.38 |
Sex | Male 6/female 1 | Male 5/female 5 | 0.13 |
Patients with and without previous history of steroid usage | User 1/non-user 6 | User 1/non-user 9 | 0.67 |
Patients with and without present ESA usage | User 3/non-user 4 | User 8/non-user 2 | 0.12 |
HD vintage (months) | 285.1 ± 118.6 | 182.6 ± 145.9 | 0.15 |
Height (cm) | 164.2 ± 7.6 | 156.2 ± 7.9 | 0.054 |
Dry weight (kg) | 55.7 ± 8.6 | 49.4 ± 11.8 | 0.24 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.59 ± 2.07 | 20.01 ± 3.44 | 0.70 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 143.6 ± 22.1 | 141.2 ± 27.6 | 0.85 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77.1 ± 19.5 | 76.2 ± 12.3 | 0.90 |
Muscle mass (%) | 13.8 ± 1.3 | 14.1 ± 1.6 | 0.72 |
Body fat (%) | 29.2 ± 5.8 | 26.5 ± 7.9 | 0.55 |
Cardiothoracic ratio (%) | 52.8 ± 3.6 | 52.5 ± 4.6 | 0.90 |
Kt/V urea | 1.59 ± 0.18 | 1.55 ± 0.32 | 0.77 |
nPCR (g/kg/day) | 0.91 ± 0.10 | 0.95 ± 0.16 | 0.59 |
White blood cells (/μL) | 4857.1 ± 1790.1 | 5147.0 ± 1778.2 | 0.75 |
Eosinophil counts (/μL) | 302.8 ± 172.7 | 171.4 ± 122.7 | 0.085 |
Lymphocyte counts (/μL) | 999.5 ± 317.3 | 961.3 ± 369.0 | 0.83 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.57 ± 1.67 | 10.76 ± 1.22 | 0.79 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 136.9 ± 2.6 | 139.2 ± 3.4 | 0.15 |
Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.93 ± 0.88 | 4.69 ± 0.59 | 0.056 |
Chloride (mEq/L) | 100.4 ± 1.8 | 102.9 ± 3.5 | 0.11 |
Corrected calcium (mg/dL) | 9.66 ± 1.07 | 9.08 ± 0.62 | 0.18 |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | 3.94 ± 2.21 | 4.55 ± 1.31 | 0.49 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 41.6 ± 17.2 | 50.9 ± 12.7 | 0.21 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 8.89 ± 2.85 | 9.56 ± 1.69 | 0.55 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.10 ± 0.75 | 3.47 ± 0.36 | 0.19 |
Prealbumin (mg/dL) | 21.18 ± 6.73 | 27.09 ± 5.70 | 0.12 |
Cholinesterase (U/L) | 177.4 ± 72.1 | 282.6 ± 63.7 | <0.01 |
Casual blood glucose (mg/dL) | 98.1 ± 7.8 | 98.2 ± 29.0 | 1.00 |
Ferrum (μg/dL) | 88.2 ± 16.3 | 74.7 ± 22.9 | 0.26 |
TIBC (μg/dL) | 235.6 ± 62.7 | 249.0 ± 47.3 | 0.65 |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | 234.4 ±317.9 | 79.8 ± 55.7 | 0.15 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 0.51 ± 0.67 | 0.38 ± 0.55 | 0.66 |
β2-microglobulin (mg/L) | 27.53 ± 4.81 | 24.34 ± 4.71 | 0.28 |
Cortisol (μg/dL) | 7.66 ± 2.35 | 11.38 ± 3.92 | 0.041 |
i-PTH (pg/mL) | 158.6 ± 116.9 | 178.9 ± 142.6 | 0.79 |