Table 1 Study sample characteristics

Male—n (%)

14 (53.84%)

Age (year) ^†

54.4 ± 14.4

BMI (kg/m²) ^†

27.3 ± 4.2

Weight (kg) ^†

76.90 ± 15.28

Height (cm) ^†

167.57 ± 11.92

HD vintage (month) ^‡

23.00 (4; 276)

CRP

8.44 (0.6; 68.0)

6MWT distance (meter) ^†

466.94 ± 83.57

%6MWT distance^†

84.04 ± 15.19

CKD etiology—n (%)

 Glomerulopathy

9 (34.61%)

 Systemic arterial hypertension

7 (26.92%)

 Diabetes mellitus

5 (19.23%)

 Autoimmune disease

4 (15.38%)

 Alport syndrome

1 (3.84%)