Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of the study patients (data are averages over the duration of the study)

HGB (g/L)

95.19 ± 21.13

89.83 ± 23.98

0.011

FERR (μg/L)

201.97 ± 209.17

232.33 ± 236.90

0.178

Ca (mmol/L)

2.15 ± 0.25

2.06 ± 0.25

<0.001

P (mmol/L)

1.69 ± 0.52

1.81 ± 0.53

0.019

PTH (pg/ml)

459.93 ± 475.38

468.95 ± 433.90

0.845

ALB (g/L)

36.33 ± 4.61

36.39 ± 5.06

0.900

BUN (mmol/L)

18.37 ± 13.16

19.21 ± 7.98

0.464

Cr (μmol/L)

878.31 ± 288.66

923.03 ± 314.03

0.114

UA (mmol/L)

413.09 ± 84.63

431.68 ± 87.35

0.023

nPCR (g/kg/d)

0.95 ± 0.23

0.95 ± 0.21

0.778

D/P at 4 hours

0.66 ± 0.14

0.68 ± 0.15

0.156

Kt/V

1.75 ± 0.55

1.68 ± 0.59

0.164

CrCL (L/W)*

61.28 ± 35.65

59.20 ± 22.91

0.506

GFR^#

1.88 ± 2.64

2.14 ± 2.46

0.297

PD volume (ml)

7228.16 ± 1546.17

6572.41 ± 1484.85

<0.001