Table 6 Baseline characteristics of patients
|  | Mean ± sd [min-max] |
|---|---|
N | 70 |
Men/women (N) | 43/27 |
Age (years) | 56 ± 11.5 [33–76] |
Graft survival (years) | 7.0 ± 6.6 [1-25] |
Hemodialysis vintage (years) | 2.7 ± 3.7 [1 month-7.9 y] |
GFR (ml/min) | 65.6 ± 24 [26–133] |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8 ± 4.7 [16-37] |
BMI ≥30 | 15 (21%) |
Diabetes (N,%) | 19 (27) |
Current smokers (N,%) | 9 (13) |
Office SBP (mmHg) | 136 ± 14 [107–175] |
Office DBP (mmHg) | 83 ± 12 [50–108] |
24 h urinary Na + (mmol) | 167 ± 83 [45–463] |
24 h urinary K + (mmol) | 62 ± 24 [25–134] |
NaCl (g/24 h) | 9.9 ± 4.9 [2.6-27] |
Urinary Na+/K + ratio | 2.9 ± 1.2 [0.8-6] |