Research Article

Clinical Epidemiology of Mineral Bone Disorder Markers in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China

Table 2

General characteristic of Han and Uygur.

CharacteristicsHan ()Uygur ()

Male1497 (63.6)921 (67.1)4.6090.032
Age (y)55.05 ± 15.3347.02 ± 15.013.811<0.001
Dialysis vintage (years)3.44 ± 2.632.99 ± 2.1327.662<0.001
HD frequency (times/week)2.562.592.2030.138
Predialysis SBP (mmHg)146 ± 21151 ± 2227.231<0.001
Predialysis DBP (mmHg)85 ± 1390 ± 1457.208<0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)21.70 ± 4.9821.85 ± 5.380.3650.546
Urea reduction ratio61.64 ± 15.7755.13 ± 19.9554.817<0.001
-urea1.18 ± 0.481.05 ± 0.5624.547<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L)104.03 ± 21.5598.65 ± 23.4132.466<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)841.42 ± 312.46837.26 ± 361.930.0720.789
Albumin (g/L)38.44 ± 5.9737.37 ± 6.0212.569<0.001
Calcium (mg/dL)8.92 ± 1.208.40 ± 1.162.1550.032
Phosphate (mg/dL)5.80 ± 0.735.67 ± 2.080.6680.504
iPTH (pg/mL)457.72 ± 521.83500.45 ± 512.411.5600.120