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Table 1 Characteristics and clinical variables of subjects

From: Factors associated with low bone mass in the hemodialysis patients – a cross-sectional correlation study

Characteristic or clinical variable (normal range)

Value

Range

p value

 

mean ± SD or n (%)

  

Age (years)

55.7 ± 13.5

 

p = 0.60

   Male

56.5 ± 14.4

18–83

 

   Female

54.7 ± 12.6

27–78

 

Body weight (kg)

61.4 ± 11.9

 

p < 0.001

   Male

68.1 ± 11.2

49.2–93.4

 

   Female

53.1 ± 6.1

41.5–66.6

 

Body height (cm)

161.4 ± 8.5

 

p < 0.001

   Male

166.8 ± 6.4

150.5–182.0

 

   Female

154.5 ± 5.3

144.0–165.0

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.6

 

p = 0.014

   Male

24.5 ± 3.9

17.4–34.1

 

   Female

22.3 ± 2.6

17.9–28.0

 

Kt/V

1.5 ± 0.2

 

p < 0.001

   Male

1.3 ± 0.2

1.0–1.6

 

   Female

1.6 ± 0.2

1.2–2.0

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.6 ± 1.2

 

p = 0.85

   Male (12.3–18.3 g/dl)

10.6 ± 1.3

7.6–15.4

 

   Female (11.3–15.3 g/dl)

10.5 ± 1.1

7.5–12.1

 

Calcium (8.1–10.4 mg/dl)

9.0 ± 0.8

7.0–11.2

 

Phosphate (2.7–4.5 mg/dl)

5.2 ± 1.7

2.7–13.3

 

Calcium-phosphate product

46.9 ± 15.2

24.7–97.9

 

Albumin (3.5–5.0 g/dl)

4.1 ± 0.3

3.4–4.8

 

Alkaline phosphatase (60–220 U/l)

185.4 ± 97.1

72–564

 

iPTH (12–72 pg/ml)

264.3 ± 263.7

3.0–1550

 

Duration of dialysis (month)

38.8 ± 39.8

6–202

 

Effective exercise time (minute/wk)

100.3 ± 206.9

0–1050

 

Had bone densitometry history

12 (19%)

  

Had fracture history after dialysis

3 (5%)

  

Had parathyroidectomy history

6 (10%)

  

Had renal transplantation history

3 (5%)

  
  1. iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone