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| Total (n = 150) | Ferritin | P-value | ||
| <50 ng/ml (n = 89) | 50 - 100 ng/ml (n = 31) | >100 ng/ml (n = 30) | |||
| Age (years) | 69 (62 - 77) | 67 (62 - 76) | 69 (64 - 78) | 70 (63 - 80) | 0.6575 |
| Male (%) | 68.0 | 73.0 | 67.7 | 53.3 | 0.1351 |
| Dialysis vintage (months) | 65 (4 - 131) | 71 (20 - 151) | 32 (2 - 129) | 47 (3 - 124) | 0.1133 |
| Diabetes (%) | 48.7 | 49.4 | 48.4 | 46.7 | 0.9655 |
| Previous CVD (%) | 38.7 | 31.5 | 51.6 | 46.7 | 0.0842 |
| Hypertension (%) | 82.0 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 76.7 | 0.6939 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.4 (19.2 - 24.1) | 21.5 (19.2 - 25.1) | 21.2 (19.0 - 23.9) | 21.4 (19.0 - 23.9) | 0.6631 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.5 (9.8 - 11.1) | 10.5 (9.8 - 11.1) | 10.5 (9.9 - 11.2) | 10.3 (9.4 - 10.9) | 0.3526 |
| TSAT (%) | 18.2 (13.0 - 26.0) | 15.0 (11.0 - 21.9) | 21.0 (14.9 - 28.0) | 21.4 (16.5 - 28.6) | 0.0010 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 41.5 (24.1 - 83.4) | 26.6 (21.1 - 37.7) | 71.2 (60.5 - 83.1) | 144.9 (125.0 - 205.3) | <0.0001 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.9 (3.6 - 4.1) | 3.9 (3.7 - 4.2) | 3.7 (3.1 - 3.9) | 3.8 (3.6 - 4.1) | 0.0003 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 0.18 (0.10 - 0.48) | 0.18 (0.10 - 0.46) | 0.20 (0.09 - 0.52) | 0.19 (0.11 - 0.55) | 0.8773 |
| EF (%) | 67 (60 - 73) | 67 (60 - 72) | 68 (53 - 73) | 67 (60 ? 75) | 0.8224 |
| ARB and/or ACEi (%) | 64.7 | 65.2 | 61.3 | 66.7 | 0.8972 |
| ESA (%) | 92.7 | 94.4 | 87.1 | 93.3 | 0.4025 |
| Iron use iv and/or oral (%) | 18.0 | 15.7 | 29.0 | 13.3 | 0.1911 |