Research Article
UPLC-QTOF MS-Based Serum Metabolomic Profiling Analysis Reveals the Molecular Perturbations Underlying Uremic Pruritus
Table 1
Demographic description of HD patients with UP.
| Parameters | LUP | HUP | value |
| Age, years | | | NS | Male/female | 24/23 | 42/30 | -- | Dialysis, months | | | NS | Hb, g/l | | | <0.001 | | | | NS | TSAT, % | | | NS | Fer, µg/l | 128.09 (73.63–263.8) | 152.58 (74.68–280.51) | NS | iPTH, pg/ml | 226 (181.5–399.2) | 300.7 (145.4–539) | <0.001 | Calcium, mmol/L | | | NS | Serum albumin, g/L | | | NS | Creatinine, mmol/L | | | NS | Phosphate, mmol/L | | | NS | Total cholesterol, mmol/L | | | NS | Triglyceride, mmol/L | | | NS |
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Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or as median (first and third quartile), as appropriate.
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