Table 1 Baseline patients’ characteristics

Patients, n

251

Gender (male)

168 (66.9%)

Age, mean (years)

68.5 ± 13.4

Hemodialysis Vintage (months)

34.76 ± 40.77

Vascular access, %

 Catheter

126(56.1%)

 Fistula

87 (39.0%)

 Graft

11 (4.9%)

Comorbidities, %

Diabetes mellitus

119 (51.1%)

Hypertension

192 (82.4%)

Heart Failure

68 (29.3%)

Coronary disease

94 (40.3%)

Stroke

38 (16.4%)

Smoking

56 (24.1%)

Cancer

40 (17.2%)

Connective Tissue Disease

9 (3.9%)

Weight, kg

72.9 ± 16.6

Hemoglobin, g/L

10.5 ± 1.7

Albumin, g/dL

3.56 ± 0.51

Kt/V, mean

1.36 ± 0.28

Cause of End Stage Renal Disease, %

Diabetes

100 (45.5%)

Hypertension

58 (26.4%)

Vasculitis

6 (2.7%)

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

6 (2.7%)

Glomerulonephritis

18 (8.2%)

Other Causes

32 (14.5%)