FTRD (55)

TN (52)

p-Value

Mean Age (yrs)

47.20 (12.06)

50.4 (8.13)

NS

M:F

38:17

35:17

NS

Renal Disease-GN: DM:

(21):6

(2):14

0.0001^*

HTN: OBST

7:2

2:1

NS

Familial: unknown

3:16

0:33

0.049^*

Mean post Tx hemodialysis (months)

36.63 (29.3)

31.53 (29.7)

NS

KT/V

1.62 (0.84)

1.29 (0.12)

0.006^*

Albumin g/l

33.79 (5.76)

37.45 (5.4)

0.001^*

Hb g/l

11.39 (5.76)

11.99 (1.15)

NS

Ferritin mcg/l

341 (342)

367 (250)

NS

CRP mg/l

33.94 (26.04)

9.14 (0.33)

0.0001^*

PTH pmol/l

112.50 (86.91)

61.23 (35.37)

0.0002^*

S calcium

2.10 (0.35)

2.22 (0.14)

NS

S PO4

1.59 (0.48)

1.53 (0.53)

NS

Ave EPO/wk (IU)

9820 (5756)

5584 (4063)

0.001^*

eGFR at start HD (ml/min)

8.4 (1.6)

<5

NS

Permcath: AVG: AVF

18:5:32

8:2:42

0.04^*

CAD

9

6

NS

HCV

20

6

0.001^*

HBV

2

1

NS

# NX

15 (27%)

-

-

Deaths

2 (3.6%)

2 (3.8%)

NS