Demographic characteristic | Total (n = 158) | Group 1 (n = 79) | Group 2 (n = 79) |
Age (mean ± standard deviation) | 51.85 ± 8.3 | 53.5 ± 4.2 | 50.2 ± 12.4 |
Sex (Male/Female) | 82/158 | 42/37 | 40/39 |
Average duration of diabetes (years) | 15.65 ± 7.5 | 15.2 ± 7.3 | 16.1 ± 7.8 |
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± standard deviation) | 28.9 ± 4.1 | 28.7 ± 4.1 | 29.1 ± 4.2 |
Comorbidity (n) | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 1.2 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 39/158 (24.6%) | 18/79 (23%) | 21/79 (26.5%) |
Smoking (n, %) | 36/158 (22.7%) | 20 (25.3%) | 16 (20.2%) |
Previous dialysis (n, %) | 60 (37.9%) | 32 (40.5%) | 28 (42.4%) |
Serum creatinine (umol/l) | 818.4 ±176.4 | 809.6 ± 184.8 | 827.2 ± 176.0 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.45 ± 1.85 | 11,5 ± 1.8 | 11.4 ± 1.9 |
HbA1c mean | 8.75 ± 2.1 | 8.7 ± 2.0 | 8.8 ± 2.1 |
Intra-dialytic hypotension (n, %) | 51/158 (32.2%) | 41/79 (51.8%) | 10/79 (12.6%) |
Death (n, %) | 30/158 (18.9%) | 17/79 (21%) | 13/79 (16.4%) |