Items

Group A

[ESRD]

(n = 37)

Group B

[CKD stage 4]

(n = 37)

Group C

[CKD stage 3]

(n = 37)

Test of significance

Calcium (mg/dl)

7.78 ± 0.89

8.15 ± 0.50 a

8.16 ± 0.38 a

F = 4.521

P = 0.013*

Phosphorous (mg/dl)

5.25 ± 1.42

4.83 ± 0.93

4.35 ± 0.69 a

F = 6.701

P = 0.002*

Ca*PH

40.37 ± 10.77

38.72 ± 6.67

35.47 ± 4.89 a

F = 3.774

P = 0.027*

Na (mmol/l)

136.11 ± 3.08

132.05 ± 3.16 a

134.51 ± 3.72 b

F = 13.905

P < 0.001*

K (mmol/l)

4.72 ± 0.64

4.57 ± 0.54

4.37 ± 0.45 a

F = 3.783

P = 0.026*

Iron level (mcg/dl)

59.32 ± 14.38

62.70 ± 13.87

63.32 ± 12.64

F = 0.921

P = 0.401

TIBC

201.84 ± 48.62

225.81 ± 43.10

193.32 ± 46.18 b

F = 4.957

P = 0.009*

Total saturation (%)

29.51 ± 3.59

28.08 ± 4.27

33.19 ± 4.97 a, b

F = 13.805

P < 0.001*

AST (U/L)

16.08 ± 5.31

14.97 ± 5.61

17.22 ± 5.72

F = 1.512

P = 0.225

ALT (U/L)

9.84 ± 3.66

10.11 ± 4.09

10.68 ± 4.17

F = 0.427

P = 0.654

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.88 ± 0.40

3.49 ± 0.49 a

3.65 ± 0.37 a

F = 7.947

P = 0.001*

PT (b/min)

0.15 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.03

F = 0.242

P = 0.785

PTT (b/min)

0.35 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.04

F = 0.793

P = 0.455