Type of Renal Replacement Therapy (Hemodialysis versus Peritoneal Dialysis) Does Not Affect Cytokine Gene Expression or Clinical Parameters of Renal Transplant Candidates
Table 2
Clinical pretransplant laboratory parameters (mean ± SD, for not normally distributed values also median [IQR]).
HD patients ()
PD patients ()
Hgb (g/dL)
11.1 ± 1.7
10.8 ± 1.4
WBC count (×103/mcL)
7.4 ± 2.3 7 [5.1–8.4]
7.5 ± 3.3 7.1 [5.8–8.8]
PLT count (×103/mcL)
198 ± 64 225 [181–268]
230 ± 65 188 [155–237]
CRP (mg/L)
6.9 ± 7.0 1.2 [0.7–3.6]
3.2 ± 4.6 3.5 [1.2–6.6]
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
181 ± 57
206 ± 40
Albumin (g/dL)
4.2 ± 0.8
3.9 ± 0.8
Creatinine (mg/dL)
7.0 ± 2.0 5.6 [5.2–9.7]
7.4 ± 2.8 6.8 [5.1–8.6]
Uric acid (mg/dL)
5.4 ± 2.8 6.5 [5.8–8.0]
6.9 ± 1.4 4.9 [4.1–5.7]
iPTH (pg/mL)
320 ± 257 428 [221–797]
500 ± 371 256 [185–398]
Iron (mg/dL)
67.7 ± 27.2
69.1 ± 30.8
Transferrin saturation (%)
29.5 ± 11.1
26.2 ± 11.1
WBC: white blood cell; PLT: platelet; from -tests; from Mann-Whitney -test.
