Table 1 General characteristics of the population. Anthropometric and demographic characteristics

Age (year)

30 (20–77)

28.5 (19–63)

Time on dialysis (months)

8 (3–50)

4.5 (3–32)

Weight (kg)

57.5 (43–105)

48 (35–87.7)

Height (meters)

1.60 ± 0.08

1.57 ± 0.09

BMI (kg/m²)

23.27 ± 4.9

20.35 ± 3.3

KT/V

1.67 ± 0.34

1.77 ± 0.40

URR %

79.73 ± 6.02

80.24 ± 7.9

Creatinine (mg/dl)

10.8 (4.19–20.5)

6 (2.52–15.84)

Sodium (mmol/L)

138.19 ± 3.55

138.05 ± 3.46

Potassium (mmol/L)

5.128 ± 0.59

4.50 ± 0.89

Phosphorus (μg/L)

4.98 ± 1.76

4.27 ± 1.47

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.46 ± 0.521

3.10 ± 0.47

Glucose (mg/dl)

112.22 (72–194)

105 (72–597)

Uric acid (mg/dl)

7.48 ± 1.51

7.36 ± 2.35

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

8.9 ± 1.78

9.34 ± 1.18

Hematocrit(%)

27.26 ± 5.5

28.37 ± 3.93

PTH (pg/mL)

498.4 (26–1825)

226 (25.8–1005)

Serum Iron μg/dL

75 (42–195– 104)

76 (27–202)

Transferrin saturation %

35.4 (20–61)

32 (20–96.5)

Serum ferritin

315.7 (100–1270)

461.8 (118.8–1296.7)

Epo U/kg/week

112 (32.5–276.5)

136 (66.5–270)

 MEN

n = 11

n = 9

  Resistance R (Ohms)

522.6 ± 102.3

588 ± 115.4

  Reactance Xc (Ohms)

52.9 (28.4–81)

50.5 (24.9–99.3)

  Phase Angle (°)

5.95 ± 1.27

4.88 ± 1.28

  Resistance/height(Ohms/meters)

312.08 ± 64.15

457.7 ± 79

  Reactance/height (Ohms/meters)

31.1 (16–48.2)

29.7 (14.3–64.9)

 WOMEN

n = 26

n = 15

 Resistance R (Ohms)

638.15 ± 112

724.2 ± 154.5

 Reactance Xc (Ohms)

62.9 (21.3–104)

49 (23–68)

 Phase Angle (°)

5.2 ± 1.69

4.05 ± 1.33

 Resistance/height(Ohms/meters)

406.7 ± 76.5

474.4 ± 106.1

 Reactance/height (Ohms/meters)

40.7 (12.45–67.9)

31.2 (15.7–44.9)