Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at baseline in a subanalysis

Age, years

76.1 ± 4.2

Female, n (%)

2 (13.3%)

Diabetic nephropathy, n (%)

5 (33.3%)

Hemodialysis vintage, months

61.7 ± 57.1

Height, cm

162.0 ± 8.3

Dry weight, kg

54.8 ± 8.7

Body mass index, kg/m²

20.8 ± 2.6

Kt/V

1.43 ± 0.22

nPCR, g/kg/day

0.84 ± 0.15

Creatinine generation rate, %

112.4 ± 24.6

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.5 ± 0.8

Albumin, g/dL

3.49 ± 0.30

Urea nitrogen, mg/dL

61.3 ± 10.3

Creatinine, mg/dL

9.7 ± 2.0

Phosphate, mg/dL

4.61 ± 0.91

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

148.7 ± 30.6

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

83.7 ± 25.2

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

45.9 ± 10.3

Triglyceride, mg/dL

101.3 ± 51.5

C-reactive protein, mg/dL

0.12 ± 0.12

FTI, kg/m²

5.07 ± 2.16

SMI, kg/m²

6.60 ± 0.87

ECW/TBW ratio, %

36.6 ± 6.2