Characteristic MHD patients N = 72 Normal controls N = 39  p Value
Age (years) 52.3 ± 12.9 51.0 ± 12.7 0.570
Gender (M/F) 49/23 23/16 0.391
Male (%) 68 59
DM/non-DM 23/49
Dialysis vintage (months) 53.9 ± 45.0
47.8 (51.4)
Race (%) 0.423
 African American 29 (40 %) 8 (21 %)
 Asian 22 (31 %) 19 (49 %)
 Caucasian 5 (6.9 %) 4 (10 %)
 Hispanic 15 (21 %) 8 (21 %)
 Pacific Islander 1 (1.4 %) 0
Education levels (%) 0.056
 Below high school graduate 14 (19 %) 2 (5.1 %)
 High school graduate 25 (35 %) 14 (36 %)
 ≤2 years of college
 ≥2 years of college 33 (46 %) 23 (59 %)
Charlson comorbidity index 5.7 ± 2.7 –
Weight (kg) 78.9 ± 21.5 74.8 ± 14.5 0.237
76.4 (25.6) 77.0 (18.9)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 27.8 ± 5.8 27.0 ± 3.9 0.388
26.2 (7.6) 27.0 (5.9)
Lean body mass (kg) 54.0 ± 15.4 51.4 ± 11.3 0.315
51.5 (17.7) 49.1 (15.9)
Lean body mass index (kg/m2) 18.9 ± 3.4 18.4 ± 2.7 0.472
18.3 (3.0) 18.2 (3.2)
Body fat (%) 28.3 ± 8.5 27.9 ± 8.1 0.786
26.8 (11) 25.8 (14)
Serum albumin (g/dL) 4.1 ± 0.3 4.1 ± 0.2 0.606
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 10.5 ± 4.3 0.84 ± 0.2 <0.0001
9.8 (3.8)
nPNA (g protein/kg/day) 1.10 ± 0.26
Sp Kt/Vurea 1.72 ± 0.40
Serum TIBC (ug/mL) 240.6 ± 40.1
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) 453.2 ± 313.2
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 11.2 ± 0.8 13.8 ± 1.3 <0.0001
11.2 (0.9) 14 (2.1)
Serum calcium (mg/dL) 9.0 ± 0.7
Serum phosphorus (mg/dL) 5.3 ± 1.4
Serum PTH (pg/mL) 480 ± 277
456 (305)
Serum bicarbonate (mEq/L) 24.5 ± 2.6