| Infection events (n = 106) | No infection events (n = 84) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex: Male, n (%) | 58 (54.7%) | 45 (53.6%) | 0.875 |
Age (years) | 66 ± 13 | 62 ± 13 | 0.020 |
Dialysis vintage (years) | 4.6 ± 4.0 | 4.9 ± 6.1 | 0.705 |
Current smoking (%) | 16 (15.1%) | 9 (10.7%) | 0.375 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 55 (51.9%) | 35 (41.7%) | 0.161 |
ERI (unit/week/kg/Hb) | 8.2 ± 6.9 | 8.6 ± 4.1 | 0.670 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.7 ± 1.3 | 10.8 ± 1.0 | 0.764 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 0.033 |
Ferritin (mg/dL) | 510 ± 664 | 390 ± 431 | 0.153 |
Iron (mg/dL) | 66 ± 24 | 68 ± 31 | 0.610 |
TIBC (mg/dL) | 231 ± 40 | 247 ± 54 | 0.024 |
Serum iPTH (pg/mL) | 280 ± 349 | 390 ± 377 | 0.050 |
Kt/V | 1.52 ± 0.30 | 1.48 ± 0.28 | 0.459 |
Cause of ESRD, n (%) | 0.253 | ||
 Hypertension | 21 (19.8%) | 16 (19.0%) |  |
 Diabetes | 54 (50.9%) | 33 (39.3%) |  |
 GN | 18 (17.0%) | 20 (23.8%) |  |
 CHF | 5 (4.7%) | 3 (3.6%) |  |
 Others | 8 (7.5%) | 12 (14.3%) |  |
Infection events | |||
 Bacteremia | 24 (22.6%) |  |  |
 Pneumonia | 38 (35.8%) |  |  |
 UTI | 10 (9.4%) |  |  |
 Cellulitis | 22 (20.8%) |  |  |
 Peritonitis | 21 (19.8%) |  |  |
 IAI | 10 (9.4%) |  |  |