Table 3 Biochemical characteristics of the study population

Urea, mmol/l

23.1 ± 4.7

23.3 ± 5.1

22.9 ± 4.4

Creatinine, μmol/l

840 ± 164

837 ± 182

841 ± 155

Albumin, g/L

37 ± 2

36 ± 2

38 ± 2

Glucose, mmol/l

6.4 ± 1.9

7.0 ± 2.1

6.0 ± 1.7

Total cholesterol, mmol/l

4.2 ± 1.0

4.0 ± 0.8

4.4 ± 1.1

Triglyceride, mmol/l

1.83 ± 0.93

1.82 ± 1.07

1.83 ± 0.85

Erythrocytes, × 10¹²/L

3.42 ± 0.30

3.41 ± 0.29

3.43 ± 0.30

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.4 ± 0.9

10.3 ± 0.8

10.4 ± 1.0

Iron, μmol/l mean ± SD

10.9 ± 3.3

9.9 ± 3.0

11.5 ± 3.3

T-Sat.,% median (range)

0.29 (0.08–7.49)

0.28 (0.08–0.54)

0.29 (0.15–7.49)

Ferritin, ng/mL median (range)

279 (28–1126)

285 (44–906)

274 (28–1126)

White blood cell, ×10⁹/L

7.05 ± 2.25

7.47 ± 2.19

6.82 ± 2.26

CRP, mg/L median (range)

7.3 (0.4–104.3)

9.7 (0.9–104.3)

6.6 (0.4–64.9)

K, mean ± SD

5.22 ± 0.98

5.20 ± 1.40

5.24 ± 0.65

Calcium, mmol/l

2.27 ± 0.17

2.26 ± 0.15

2.27 ± 0.17

Phosphorus, mmol/l

1.50 ± 0.42

1.51 ± 0.43

1.48 ± 0.41

Parathormone, pg/ml, median (range)

131 (6.1–4184)

123 (14.6–1564.6)

140 (6.1–4184.0)