Table 1 Baseline characteristics and laboratory values of patients on hemodialysis
Baseline characteristics of the patients | Number of patient (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 64,02 (15,21) |
Age (year) | |
< 60 | 132 (31,3) |
60–69 | 90 (21,3) |
70–79 | 101 (23,9) |
≥ 80 | 55 (13,0) |
Demographic features | |
Sex | |
Male | 223 (52,8) |
Female | 199 (47,2) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 207 (49,1) |
Black | 78 (18,5) |
Brown | 88 (20,9) |
Occupation | |
Retired | 127 (30,1) |
From home | 85 (20,1) |
Formal work | 58 (13,7) |
Informal work | 29 (6,9) |
Rural worker | 54 (12,8) |
Student | 7 (1,7) |
Civil status | |
Married | 211 (50,0) |
Single | 57 (13,5) |
Widow | 85 (20,1) |
Separated | 20 (4,7) |
Primary causes of end-stage renal disease | |
Glomerular Disorder in Diabetes Mellitus | 98 (23,2) |
Chronic obstructive pyelonephritis | 8 (1,9) |
Hypertensive kidney disease with CKD | 141 (33,4) |
Others | 42 (10,0) |
Dialysis session indices | |
Kt/v (urea) (mean ± SD) | 1,67 (4,24) |
0 a 1,19 | 139 (32,9) |
≥ 1,20 | 237 (56,2) |
Time of hemodialysis (months)(mean ± SD) | 52,06 (49,91) |
GFR (mean ± SD) | 10,13 (6,82) |
Laboratory Values (mean ± SD) | |
Post urea (mg/dl) | 41,90 (25,20) |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 6,47 (3,10) |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 8,75 (1,57) |
Phosphorus (meq/lit) | 5,01 (1,86) |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 124,46 (59,06) |
Potassium (meq/lit) | 4,83 (0,96) |
Red blood cell (g/dl) | 100, 22 (151,03) |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 8,97 (1,73) |
Hematocrit (%) | 27,79 (5,08) |
Leukocyte (μg/l) | 9,30 (41,47) |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3,88 (3,18) |
Transferrin Saturation (%) | 30, 61 (23,66) |
Ferritin (μg/l) | 480,26 (644,41) |
Serum iron (μg/l) | 70,00 (43,29) |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | 205,61 (156,19) |
Proteins (mg/dl) | 7,38 (11,38) |
Globulin (g/dl) | 4,10 (19,99) |
PTH (pg/ml) | 233,76 (290,51) |
Aluminum (μg/l) | 11,75 (15,70) |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 165,72 (42,25) |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 163,86 (107,84) |
PRU | 65,83 (12,06) |
nPCR (mg/dl) | 1,55 (5,13) |
Calcium x Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 46,21 (49,15) |
Pre urea (mg/dl) | 116,69 (42,66) |