Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study patients according to cardiovascular disease (CVD)
|  | CVD (n = 118) | No CVD (n = 72) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, male, n (%) | 74 (62.7%) | 29 (40.3%) | 0.003 |
Age (years) | 67 ± 13 | 60 ± 12 | <0.001 |
Dialysis vintage (years) | 4.3 ± 3.8 | 5.5 ± 6.7 | 0.111 |
Current smoking (%) | 20 (16.9%) | 5 (6.9%) | 0.050 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 73 (61.9%) | 17 (23.6%) | <0.001 |
ERI (unit/week/kg/Hb) | 8.5 ± 6.7 | 8.0 ± 4.1 | 0.600 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.7 ± 1.2 | 10.7 ± 1.1 | 0.980 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.1 ± 0.4 | 0.005 |
Ferritin (mg/dl) | 418 ± 401 | 458 ± 736 | 0.635 |
Iron (mg/dl) | 65 ± 24 | 68 ± 33 | 0.571 |
TIBC (mg/dl) | 236 ± 47 | 242 ± 54 | 0.441 |
Serum i-PTH (pg/mL) | 277 ± 363 | 422 ± 354 | 0.012 |
Kt/V | 1.44 ± 0.26 | 1.60 ± 0.31 | 0.001 |
Cause of ESRD, n (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Hypertension | 16 (13.5%) | 18 (25.0%) |  |
 Diabetes | 67 (56.8%) | 17 (23.6%) |  |
 GN | 14 (11.9%) | 22 (30.6%) |  |
 CHF | 8 (6.8%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Others | 13 (11.0%) | 15 (20.8%) |  |