Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline
Variable | n = 11 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 58 (33–79) |
Sex (males/females) | 8/3 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.6 |
Subjective global assessment score (A/B) | 5/6 |
Hemodialysis vintage (months) | 35 (11–232) |
Dialysis days per week (2/3/4Â days) | 1/8/2 |
Urine production ≥ 200 mL/day (yes/no) | 4/7 |
Kt/V | 1.58 ± 0.38 |
Normalized nitrogen protein appearance rate (nPNA) (g/kg/day) | 0.91 ± 0.16 |
Plasma albumin (g/L) | 38.8 ± 2.1 |
pH | 7.43 ± 0.03 |
S-HCO3- (mmol/L) | 25.5 ± 2.0 |
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 0.4 |
Serum insulin (pmol/L) | 33.9 ± 19.1 |
Serum bioactive IGF-I (μg/L) | 0.83 ± 0.27 |
Serum total IGF-I (μg/L) | 124 ± 43 |
Serum IGFBP-1 (μg/L) | 267 ± 147 |
Serum IGFBP-2 (μg/L) | 1949 ± 1112 |