Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Hemodialysis Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Background, clinical, and lab characteristics of study participants (n = 163).

Demographic characteristics
Age	57.8 ± 15.4
Gender (women %)	37.4
BMI	22.2 ± 4.9
Comorbid conditions
Diabetes (yes %)	50.9
Hypertension (yes %)	87.7
Years on dialysis	4.59 ± 3.5
Laboratory test results
25 (OH) vitamin D	17.3 + 10.5
Calcium	8.9 ± 0.9
Phosphorus	4.68 ± 1.2
PTH	469.5 ± 563.3
ALP	136.7 ± 211.94
ALT	9.5 (3.0–44.0)
AST	13.52 ± 5.7
AST/ALT	1.32 + 0.54
Albumin	3.73 ± 0.4

Results are expressed as mean ± SD or medians (interquartile ranges) as appropriate, PTH: parathyroid hormone; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase.