Table 1 Characteristics of demographic, biochemistry, and oxidative stress marker variables in dialysis and healthy subjects
| Â | Dialysis patients | Control group | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N = 184 | N = 213 | P -value |
Age | 48.3 ± 14.2 | 49.2 ± 13.6 | 0.495 |
Gender (male) | 71 | 83 | 0.938 |
BMI | 22.1 ± 3.4 | 23.8 ± 3.7 | 0.000 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 134 ± 25 | 130 ± 20 | 0.058 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77 ± 14 | 82 ± 12 | 0.000 |
TBARS (μM/L) | 1.126 ± 0.628 | 0.771 ± 0.478 | 0.000 |
Free thiol (μM/L) | 1.515 ± 0.457 | 2.110 ± 0.423 | 0.000 |
mtDNA copy number | 1664 ± 2551 | 412 ± 270 | 0.000 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.2 ± 1.7 | 14.0 ± 1.5 | 0.000 |
Hematocrit (%) | 31.1 ± 5.4 | 42.2 ± 4.0 | 0.000 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 68.6 ± 18.1 | 13.9 ± 4.2 | 0.000 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 12.5 ± 2.7 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 0.000 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 137 ± 4 | 141 ± 2 | 0.000 |
Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 0.001 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.3 ± 1.0 | 9.1 ± 0.4 | 0.006 |
Phosphate (mg/dl) | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 0.000 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 0.000 |
Blood sugar (mg/dl) | 113 ± 47 | 101 ± 33 | 0.004 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 190 ± 34 | 200 ± 37 | 0.006 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 162 ± 127 | 132 ± 133 | 0.018 |