Table 3 Other biochemical and nutritional parameters in the study population according to mode of dialysis (HD versus HDF) and setting of study

Charlson median (min-max)

8 (2–16)

9 (2–16)

6 (3–11)

< 0.001

9 (2–15)

6 (2–12)

7 (2–15)

< 0.001

MIS median (min-max)

6.5 (1–27)

7 (1–23)

6 (2–27)

0.412

8 (5–19)

6 (2–18)

7 (2–19)

0.005

SGA: A

62 (57.4%)

37 (50.0%)

25 (73.5%)

0.053

11 (47.8%)

37 (75.5%)

48 (66.7%)

0.054

SGA: B

40 (37.0%)

33 (44.6%)

7 (20.6%)

11 (47.8%)

10 (20.4%)

21 (29.2%)

SGA: C

6 (5.6%)

4 (5.4%)

2 (5.9%)

1 (4.3%)

2 (4.1%)

3 (4.2%)

BMI Kg/m2 median (min-max)

24.8 (14.6–47.1)

26.1 (18.2–47.1)

22.7 (14.6–30.0)

< 0.001

27.0 (16.4–31.2)

22.6 (16.1–31.8)

23.7 (16.1–31.8)

0.004

Albumin (g/dl) median (min-max)

3.3 (2.0–4.3)

3.2 (2.6–3.8)

3.5 (2.0–4.3)

< 0.001

3.2 (2.7–3.8)

3.9 (3.0–4.5)

3.7 (2.7–4.5)

< 0.001

Cholesterol (mg/dl) median (min-max)

160.0 (49.5–241.3)

166.3 (49.5–241.3)

157.5 (67.0–198.0)

0.434

160.1 (98.2–248.6)

153.0 (85.0–263.0)

157.8 (85.0–263.0)

0.970

Hb (g/dL) median (min-max)

11.3 (8.0–14.9)

11.7 (8.4–14.9)

10.8 (8.0–13.4)

0.008

11.3 (10.1–14.9)

11.2 (8.3–13.1)

11.2 (8.3–14.9)

0.234

CRP (mg/dL) median (min-max)

0.6 (0.2–9.4)

0.6 (0.2–9.4)

0.5 (0.3–8.6)

0.219

0.5 (0.4–9.8)

0.5 (0.3–5.1)

0.5 (0.3–9.8)

0.069

PTH (pg/ml) median (min-max)

312 (3–2144)

354 (3–2144)

156.5 (3.7–1082)

0.002

329 (84–1655)

255.5 (3.7–1536)

277 (3.7–1655)

0.062

BNP (pg/ml) median (min-max)

236.5 (7–2950)

252.5 (7–2950)

221.5 (14–2242)

0.238

296 (51–2574)

206 (28–1101)

254.5 (28–2574)

0.082