Table 3 Demographic parameters of hemodialysis patients with AAC score below and above 5.5

Age(years old)

61.0 (53.0–68.0)

65.0 (60.0–73.3)

< 0.001

Male (n, %)

81 (52%)

66 (45%)

0.266

DM (n, %)

57 (36%)

85 (58%)

< 0.001

HTN (n, %)

127 (81%)

120 (82%)

0.771

CAD history (n, %)

26 (17%)

56 (38%)

< 0.001

Vintage (months)

88.0 (62.5–145.0)

102.5 (75.8–148.0)

0.029

BMI (kg/m²)

22.4 (20.3–24.5)

22.8 (20.7–24.6)

0.965

Hemogloblin (gm/dl)

10.8 (10.1–11.4)

10.9 (9.9–11.6)

0.915

White blood cell (10³/uL)

6.3 (4.9–7.8)

6.7 (5.5–8.0)

0.177

Albumin (gm/dl)

4.1 (3.9–4.3)

4.1 (3.9–4.3)

0.755

Creatinine(mg/dl)

11.0 (9.8–12.6)

10.2 (9.1–11.6)

0.002

ALT (U/L)

15 (11.5–21.5)

14 (11–20)

0.521

ALKP (U/L)

71 (51–93)

73 (58–92)

0.349

Uric acid (mg/dl)

6.6 (5.9–7.4)

6.6 (5.8–7.3)

0.679

FBS (mg/dl)

90 (78–109)

93 (82–125)

0.029

Cholesterol (mg/dl)^a

162 ± 35

159 ± 40

0.482

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

103 (63–154)

112 (83–174)

0.028

Calcium (mg/dl)^a

9.46 ± 0.86

9.48 ± 0.79

0.810

Phosphate (mg/dl)

5.4 (4.5–6.2)

5.5 (4.6–6.5)

0.320

iPTH (pg/mL)

184 (60–328)

177 (68–362)

0.609

Ferritin (ng/mL)

478 (271–631)

496 (356–645)

0.346

Sodium(mEq/L)

137 (135–139)

137 (134–138)

0.404

Potassium(mEq/L)

4.9 (4.5–5.5)

5.0 (4.5–5.6)

0.964

spKt/V

1.34 (1.19–1.47)

1.35 (1.20–1.50)

0.557