Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

Patient number [n, (%)]

243 (100%)

46 (19%)

197 (81%)

Male (%)

74

63

77

P=0.233^a

Age (years)

67 (57–79)

63 (53–80)

69 (58–78)

P=0.320^b

Height (cm)

164 (157–169)

161 (155–166)

165 (158–170)

P=0.049^b

Weight (kg)

59.9 (52.2–69.8)

54.8 (47.9–63.2)

61.2 (54.0–70.7)

P=0.002^b

Body mass index (kg/m²)

23.0 (20.2–25.5)

21.4 (18.9–25.0)

23.0 (20.5–25.7)

P=0.065^b

ESRD etiology (%)

P=0.198^a

 Primary glomerular diseases

24

30

23

 Diabetes

32

26

33

 Hypertension

19

11

21

 Others

25

33

23

Complications (%)

 Cardiovascular diseases

31

30

31

P=0.968^a

 Neurological disorders

8

11

8

P=0.671^a

 Malignancies

10

17

9

P=0.136^a

 Infectious diseases

13

28

9

P=0.001^a

 Diabetes

38

37

38

P=0.997^a

Medications (%)

 Steroids

13

26

10

P=0.006^a

 Immunosuppressive agents

9

15

8

P=0.230^a

 Chemotherapeutic agents

4

9

3

P=0.119^a

 Antibiotics

19

59

10

P<0.001^a

 Purgatives

21

24

20

P=0.734^a

 Proton pump inhibitors

44

50

43

P=0.459^a

 Ferric citrate hydrate

1

2

1

P=0.826^a