Variable* | Group A (PP ≤ 70) N = 76 | Group B (PP > 70) N = 24 | P value |
Age (years) | 54.2 ± 14.1 | 49.6 ± 12.5 | 0.15 |
Gender: Females/Males | 28/48 | 9/15 | 0.95 |
Hemodialysis duration (months) | 62.87 ± 49.71 | 72.5 ± 52.33 | 0.29 |
Diabetes mellitus: No/Yes | 72/4 | 23/1 | 1.00 |
Hypertension: No/Yes | 45/31 | 1/23 | <0.0001 |
Vascular disease: No/Yes | 38/38 | 4/20 | 0.004 |
Dry weight/kg | 67.75 ± 14.8 | 67.83 ± 13.62 | 0.98 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.43 ± 4.82 | 24.48 ± 3.91 | 0.67 |
Systolic blood pressure | 120.26 ± 22.8 | 157.5 ± 9.44 | <0.0001 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 82.6 3 ± 15.35 | 82.92 ± 8.0 | 0.93 |
Calcitriol dose (ug/week) | 1.19 ± 0.43 | 1.08 ± 0.38 | 0.52 |
Ca dose (g/day) | 1.63 ± 0.57 | 1.58 ± 0.46 | 0.71 |
Serum Ca (mg/dl) | 9.33 ± 2.29 | 9.96 ± 3.76 | 0.33 |
Serum P (mg/dl) | 6.35 ± 1.96 | 6.51 ± 2.07 | 0.65 |
Serum PTH (pg/dl) | 281.95 ± 290.9 | 466.58 ± 337.9 | 0.01 |