Table 1 Patient characteristics
Number of subjects | Group A | Group B | Group C | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 22 | 9 | ||
Dialysis duration, y | 1 | 10 | 20 | |
Male/Female | 19/6 | 12/10 | 7/2 | 0.419 |
DM/Non-DM | 2/23 | 1/21 | 1/8 | 0.998 |
Age, y | 52.7 ± 9.7 | 52.2 ± 7.8 | 55.2 ± 9.8 | 0.688 |
Height, m | 1.69 (1.55–1.72) | 1.60 (1.54–1.68) | 1.60 (1.54–1.70) | 0.335 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.7 ± 2.4 | 21.5 ± 2.8 | 22.5 ± 1.9 | 0.254 |
DW, kg | 61.5 ± 11.2 | 55.0 ± 10.6 | 58.7 ± 8.3 | 0.120 |
BW, kg | 61.4 ± 11.1 | 54.8 ± 10.5 | 58.7 ± 8.5 | 0.107 |
Fat mass, kg | 12.7 ± 3.7 | 11.7 ± 4.5 | 13.1 ± 3.3 | 0.579 |
Muscle mass, kg | 46.0 ± 9.4 | 40.9 ± 8.4 | 43.0 ± 7.4 | 0.143 |
LBM, kg | 48.8 ± 9.9 | 43.1 ± 8.9 | 45.6 ± 7.8 | 0.122 |
BCM, kg | 30.2 ± 6.2 | 26.4 ± 4.7 | 28.1 ± 4.8 | 0.060 |
ECW, L | 11.1 ± 2.3 | 9.9 ± 2.2 | 10.5 ± 1.9 | 0.198 |
ICW, L | 18.0 ± 3.7 | 15.8 ± 3.2 | 16.6 ± 2.8 | 0.100 |
TBW, L | 29.0 ± 6.0 | 25.7 ± 5.3 | 27.2 ± 4.7 | 0.132 |
ECW/TBW | 0.381 ± 0.010 | 0.383 ± 0.015 | 0.387 ± 0.012 | 0.411 |
ECW/ICW | 0.615 ± 0.027 | 0.621 ± 0.040 | 0.633 ± 0.031 | 0.388 |
BUN, mg/dL | 69 ± 17 | 70 ± 11 | 78 ± 7 | 0.229 |
Cr, mg/dL | 11.5 ± 2.0 | 12.3 ± 1.4 | 13.0 ± 2.3 | 0.101 |
CRP, mg/dL | 0.10 (0.00–0.20) | 0.00 (0.00–0.10) | 0.20 (0.00–0.20) | 0.581 |
Alb, g/dL | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 0.223 |
n-PCR, g/kg/day | 0.86 (0.73–0.93) | 0.90 (0.79–1.01) | 1.05 (1.01–1.11) | 0.017 |
Kt/V | 1.21 ± 0.25 | 1.37 ± 0.23 | 1.29 ± 0.27 | 0.097 |