Variable* | Group I (SVCS < 3) N = 64 | Group II (SVCS ≥ 3) N = 36 | P value |
Age (years) | 49.94 ± 12.19 | 58.86 ± 14.97 | 0.002 |
Gender: Females/Males | 26/38 | 11/25 | 0.32 |
Haemodialysis duration (months) | 62.34 ± 47.28 | 70.2 ± 55.4 | 0.69 |
Diabetes mellitus: No/Yes | 61/3 | 34/2 | 1.00 |
Hypertension: No/Yes | 37/27 | 9/27 | 0.002 |
Vascular disease: No/Yes | 33/31 | 9/27 | 0.01 |
Dry weight/kg | 66.75 ± 14.9 | 69.38 ± 13.56 | 0.35 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.09 ± 4.59 | 25.07 ± 4.59 | 0.32 |
Systolic blood pressure | 123.28 ± 25.38 | 139.72 ± 23.60 | 0.002 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 81.41 ± 14.46 | 85 ± 12.76 | 0.22 |
Calcitriol dose (ug/week) | 1.05 ± 0.42 | 1.01 ± 0.41 | 0.71 |
Ca dose (g/day) | 1.57 ± 0.53 | 1.69 ± 0.58 | 0.31 |
Serum Ca (mg/dl) | 9.37 ± 2.32 | 9.69 ± 3.31 | 0.56 |
Serum P (mg/dl) | 6.22 ± 2.10 | 6.69 ± 1.72 | 0.12 |
Serum PTH (pg/dl) | 316.4 ± 266.2 | 343.7 ± 382.3 | 0.70 |