Nursing home residents (n = 26) | Control group (n = 184) | p value | |
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Age (years) | 86 (77–90) | 45 (34–55) | < 0.001 |
Sex (male) (number, %) | 10, 38% | 52, 28% | 0.32 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.6 (18.0–21.7) | 21.7 (19.4–24.6) | 0.002 |
Dialysis vintage (months) | 62 (28–119) | NA | |
Diabetes mellitus (number, %) | 4, 15% | 9, 5% | 0.03 |
Hypertension (%) | 21, 81% | 13, 7% | < 0.001 |
History of ischemic heart diseases (number, %) | 9, 34% | 0, 0% | < 0.001 |
History of stroke (number, %) | 7, 27% | 0, 0% | < 0.001 |
Dementia (number, %) | 17, 65% | 0, 0% | < 0.001 |
Mean KT/V | 1.55 (1.40–1.83) | NA | |
White blood cell count (/μL) | 5185 (4693–6065) | 6155 (5310–7180) | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.6 (9.9–11.7) | 13.5 (12.7–14.6) | < 0.001 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 52 (48–67) | 13 (11–15) | < 0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 6.7 (5.9–7.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | < 0.001 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.2 (3.0–3.3) | NA |