Serum N-Glycan Profiling Predicts Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Table 2

Patient characteristics in the study groups.

	All	Survivors	Deceased	P value
𝑛	100	63	37
Age (years)	65±7.0	64±7.0	66±7.0	0.256
Gender (M/F)	52/48	30/33	22/15	0.252
Dialysis vintage (months)	90±57	87±63	95±48	0.479
Diabetes	57 (57%)	30 (48%)	27 (73%)	0.013
BMI (kg/m^2)	22±3.1	23±3.2	21±2.7	0.022
Blood pressure (mean, mmHg)	123±16	124±15	122±17	0.677
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.9±1.0	9.9±0.9	10±1.0	0.800
Albumin (g/dL)	3.7±0.4	3.8±0.3	3.6±0.5	0.059
Correlated calcium (mg/dL)	9.4±0.9	9.5±0.9	9.3±0.9	0.275
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	5.0±1.3	5.2±1.2	4.6±1.4	0.061
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	1.2±2.2	0.9±2.1	1.6±2.4	0.036
max-IMT (mm)	1.9±1.0	1.6±0.8	2.4±1.2	0.001
ACI (%)	66±29	61±29	75±26	0.011
Cardiovascular events	34 (34%)	17 (17%)	17 (17%)	1.000
P49	0.20±0.21	0.16±0.19	0.26±0.24	0.013