Table 1 General characteristics of hemodialysis patients (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD) treated conservatively (CKD), kidney transplantation (TE) and control group (C) participating in the study (mean ± SD)
Parameters | HD | PD | CKD | TE | NK | p* | p** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender [M– male; F – female] | M– 18 F– 12 | M– 16 F– 14 | M– 17 F– 13 | M– 14 F– 13 | M– 18 F– 12 | NS | NS |
Age [years] | 63 ± 16 | 55 ± 15 | 66 ± 15 | 57 ± 11 | 50 ± 8 | <0,001 | 0,029 |
Dialysis duration [months] | 25 ± 16 | 26 ± 22 | – | 54 ± 34 | – | – | 0,003 |
Causes of CKD 1 – DM | 5 (17%) | 5 (17%) | 4 (13%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | NS |
2 – HA | 15 (50%) | 3 (10%) | 6 (20%) | 0 (0%) | – | – | NS |
3 – GIK | 2 (7%) | 9 (30%) | 6 (20%) | 3 (11%) | – | – | NS |
4 – ADPKD | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (13%) | 2 (7%) | – | – | NS |
5 – others | 5 (17%) | 10 (33%) | 4 (13%) | 6 (22%) | – | – | NS |
6 – unknown | 3 (10%) | 3 (10%) | 6 (20%) | 15 (56%) | – | – | NS |