Oral Tori in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Table 2

Laboratory findings of hemodialysis patients with or without oral tori formation (n = 119).

Variable	All patients (n = 119)	Patients with oral tori (n = 40)	Patients without oral tori (n = 79)
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	73.4 ± 20.3	73.5 ± 14.6	73.4 ± 22.7	0.976
Creatinine, mg/dL	10.3 ± 2.2	10.1 ± 2.3	10.5 ± 2.2	0.370
Uric acid, mg/dL	7.1 ± 1.3	6.8 ± 1.2	7.2 ± 1.3	0.117
Sodium, mEq/L	137.9 ± 3.1	137.8 ± 3.3	138.2 ± 2.7	0.521
Potassium, mEq/L	4.8 ± 0.8	4.8 ± 0.8	4.8 ± 0.7	0.767
Chloride, mEq/L	97.8 ± 3.5	97.8 ± 3.2	97.9 ± 3.7	0.916
Calcium, mg/dL	9.6 ± 1.0	9.6 ± 0.9	9.7 ± 1.0	0.571
Inorganic phosphorus, mg/dL	5.3 ± 1.6	5.1 ± 1.3	5.4 ± 1.7	0.346
Bicarbonate, mmol/L	23.0 ± 2.7	23.0 ± 3.1	23.0 ± 2.5	0.942
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	126.4 ± 69.9	125.4 ± 52.9	126.9 ± 77.4	0.912
Albumin, g/dL	3.9 ± 0.3	4.0 ± 0.3	3.9 ± 0.1	0.247
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.3 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.2	0.547
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L	20.6 ± 9.1	19.3 ± 6.3	21.3 ± 10.1	0.241
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L	16.6 ± 12.0	17.5 ± 15.4	16.1 ± 10.0	0.544
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L	95.7 ± 86.1	96.9 ± 94.0	95.1 ± 82.5	0.917
Gamma-glutamyl transferase, U/L	42.8 ± 62.6	41.9 ± 51.6	43.2 ± 67.8	0.918
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	168.7 ± 42.1	173.5 ± 29.2	166.2 ± 47.3	0.379
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dL	44.0 ± 17.7	42.2 ± 15.5	44.9 ± 18.7	0.434
Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL	95.1 ± 35.9	99.2 ± 27.9	93.0 ± 39.3	0.383
Triglyceride, mg/dL	149.9 ± 99.4	162.5 ± 87.1	143.4 ± 105.0	0.325
Red blood cell count, 10^6/uL	3.5 ± 0.6	3.6 ± 0.6	3.4 ± 0.5	0.038^*
Hemoglobin, g/dL	10.2 ± 1.4	10.5 ± 1.3	10.0 ± 1.3	0.058
Hematocrit, %	31.2 ± 4.1	32.2 ± 4.0	30.6 ± 4.0	0.048^*
Mean corpuscular volume, fL	91.0 ± 6.6	90.2 ± 7.3	91.3 ± 6.2	0.367
Red blood cell distribution width, %	14.4 ± 1.4	14.2 ± 1.2	14.5 ± 1.4	0.230
Platelet count, 10^3/uL	190.8 ± 58.7	199.7 ± 61.1	186.2 ± 57.3	0.239
White blood cell count, 10^3/uL	6.5 ± 1.9	7.1 ± 2.0	6.2 ± 1.9	0.025^*
Intact parathyroid hormone, pg/mL	379.7 ± 390.1	354.0 ± 477.3	392.7 ± 340.3	0.611
Iron, ug/dL	63.9 ± 26.6	69.8 ± 29.0	60.9 ± 25.0	0.086
Total iron binding capacity, ug/dL	251.6 ± 52.0	253.2 ± 55.9	250.8 ± 50.3	0.816
Transferrin saturation, %	26.1 ± 11.5	28.2 ± 11.9	25.0 ± 11.2	0.153
Ferritin, ng/mL	361.3 ± 297.2	284.3 ± 263.7	400.8 ± 307.2	0.043^*
Log high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/L	0.6 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.6	1.000

Note: ^*.