Variables
Overall (n = 106) DSI<40 (n = 39) DSI≥40 (n = 67)
P-value
Female, n (%) 42(39.6) 12(30.8) 30(44.8) 0.155
Age (years), mean (SD) 56.0(13.1) 53.9(13.0) 57.2(13.1) 0.216
Dialysis vintage (months), mean (SD) 64.8(36.2) 41.1(27.2) 78.6(33.7) <0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L), mean (SD) 114.8(13.0) 117.6(12.1) 113.1(13.4) 0.079
Albumin (g/L), mean (SD) 38.5(3.4) 40.1(2.5) 37.8(3.5) <0.001
BUN (mmol/L), mean (SD) 22.2(8.1) 23.2(8.4) 22.2(7.4) 0.275
ALP (U/L), mean (SD) 100.3(37.0) 95.1(33.1) 103.4(39.0) 0.245
Serum Ca (mmol/L), mean (SD) 2.2(0.2) 2.2(0.3) 2.2(0.2) 0.605
Serum P (mmol/L), mean (SD) 1.8(0.5) 1.8(0.5) 1.9(0.6) 0.169
iPTH (pg/mL), median (IQR) 330.5(352.8) 331.0(335) 330.0(432) 0.171
Ferroprotein (ug/L), median (IQR) 100.1(150.7) 125.0(147) 99.0(151.8) 0.987
Transferrin (g/L), median (IQR) 2.0(0.7) 1.9(0.6) 2.0(0.6) 0.816
Kt/V, median (IQR) 1.8(0.2) 1.9(0.3) 1.7(0.3) <0.001