Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients in this study
Characteristics | Survival (n = 228) | Death (n = 46) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years old | 50.6 ± 13.1 | 58.0 ± 12.2 | < 0.001 |
Gender, male, n (%) | 118 (51.8) | 28 (60.9) | 0.333 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.1 ± 3.7 | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 0.321 |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.250 | ||
Unmarried | 32 (14.0) | 3 (6.5) | |
Married | 196 (86.0) | 43 (93.5) | |
Education status, n (%) | 0.480 | ||
Illiterate/primary | 38 (16.7) | 12 (26.1) | |
Middle school | 87 (38.2) | 17 (37.0) | |
Secondary school | 62 (27.2) | 10 (21.7) | |
University or above | 41 (18.0) | 7 (15.2) | |
Cause of ESRD, n (%) | 0.215 | ||
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 114 (50.0) | 20 (43.5) | |
Diabetic nephropathy | 48 (21.1) | 12 (26.1) | |
Hypertensive nephropathy | 39 (17.1) | 12 (26.1) | |
Others or unknown | 27 (11.8) | 2 (4.3) | |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
Cardiovascular disease | 23 (10.1) | 24 (52.2) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 198 (86.6) | 40 (87.0) | 1.000 |
Diabetes | 62 (27.2) | 15 (32.6) | 0.572 |
Treatments, n (%) | |||
ACEI/ARB | 140 (61.4) | 23 (50.0) | 0.203 |
βblockers | 109 (47.8) | 24 (52.2) | 0.203 |
CCB | 192 (84.2) | 36 (78.3) | 0.442 |
Diuretics | 12 (5.3) | 1 (2.2) | 0.604 |
Statins/fibrates | 22 (9.6) | 5 (10.9) | 1.000 |
Dialysis dose | |||
Weekly total Ccr | 76.8 ± 18.3 | 56.7 ± 16.5 | 0.550 |
Weekly renal Ccr | 22.6 ± 8.3 | 16.6 ± 6.4 | 0.140 |
Weekly total Kt/Vurea | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.194 |
Weekly renal Kt/Vurea | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.424 |
PET at baseline | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 0.70 ± 0.15 | 0.105 |
Laboratory results | |||
White blood cells, × 109/L | 7.0 ± 2.0 | 7.3 ± 3.3 | 0.293 |
Hemoglobin, g/L | 110.0 ± 19.9 | 101.5 ± 22.7 | 0.011 |
Platelets, × 109/L | 218.8 ± 63.6 | 196.2 ± 65.8 | 0.029 |
Albumin, g/L | 35.4 ± 4.1 | 26.8 ± 3.4 | 0.010 |
Blood urea nitrogen, umol/L | 19.3 ± 5.0 | 18.1 ± 5.1 | 0.134 |
Serum creatinine, umol/L | 986.9 ± 197.5 | 937.5 ± 192.9 | 0.304 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 1.2 | 0.583 |
Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 0.186 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.120 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 0.100 |
Calcium, mmol/L | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 0.507 |
Phosphorus, mmol/L | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.922 |
iPTH, pg/mL | 435.2 ± 144.5 | 565.5 ± 273.3 | 0.101 |
hsCRP, mg/L | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 9.9 ± 3.7 | 0.043 |
Dialysis duration, months | 29.5 (5.5, 70.0) | 25.5 (2.0, 59.5) | 0.659 |
Urine volume, mL | 300.0 (0.0, 837.5) | 200.0 (0.0, 750.0) | 0.753 |
PET at baseline | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.364 |