Table 1 Demographic data of iESRD participants

Variable

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

61.7 (12.2)

 Male (%)

50.7

 Diabetes (%)

44.6

 Malignancy (%)

12.1

 Dialysis vintage (years)

6.2 (5.1)

 Albumin (g/dL)

4.0 (0.4)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.9 (1.4)

T-cholesterol (mg/dL)

152.2 (37.3)

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

147.1 (95.4)

intact-PTH (pg/mL)

374.5 (423.6)

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.3 (0.8)

Phosphate (mg/dL)

4.9 (1.4)

Kt/V (Gotch)

1.4 (0.2)