Proportions of Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Important Predictors of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients

Table 1

The summary of the sample characteristics ().

Variables	Missing number	n (%)
Sex, female versus male	0	62 (45.59) versus 74 (54.41)
DM, no versus yes	0	68 (50) versus 68 (50)
Hypertension, no versus yes	0	38 (27.94) versus 98 (72.06)
Preexisting CVD, no versus yes	3	62 (46.62) versus 71 (53.38)
HD vintage, year	0
0–3		20 (14.71)
>3, ≤5		37 (27.21)
>5, ≤8		37 (27.21)
>8		42 (30.88)
		Median (IQI)
CD16+ monocytes, %	1	18.6 (15.6, 21.5)
HD vintage, year	0	6.04 (3.92, 9.04)
Age, year	0	59 (51.5, 69)
BMI, kg/m^2	0	23.62 (21.08, 25.32)
WBC, 10^3/mm^3	1	6.6 (5.4, 7.5)
Monocyte, 10^3/μl	1	5.9 (4.8, 7)
AbsoMono, cells/μl	1	367.2 (291.2, 482.4)
HsCRP, mg/l	2	2.8 (1.5, 3.8)
Hb, g/dl	1	11.2 (10.1, 12.2)
PLT, 10^4/cm^3	1	160 (54, 218)
FBS, mg/dl	1	96 (82, 139)
HbA1c	2	6 (5, 7.1)
Albumin, g/dl	1	4.2 (4, 4.4)
Ferritin, μg/dl	2	679 (467, 838)
TG, mg/dl	1	115 (81, 187)
HDL, mg/dl	2	43.5 (34, 56)
Cholesterol, mg/dl	3	163 (140, 189)
rTG	3	0.77 (0.48, 1.13)
rHDL	3	0.28 (0.21, 0.36)
cHDL	3	116 (94, 142)
BUN, mg/dl	2	66.5 (58.1, 75.7)
Cr, mg/dl	2	10.5 (9.2, 11.9)
UA, mg/dl	2	7.6 (6.7, 8.5)
Ca, mg/dl	2	9.4 (9, 9.8)
P, mg/dl	3	4.6 (3.8, 5.6)
SBP, mmHg	0	138.5 (121.5, 154.5)
DBP, mmHg	0	77 (69, 84.5)

Note: the numbers in the second column indicated the missing numbers of each variable. DM: diabetes mellitus; CVD: cardiovascular diseases including CAD and CeVD; CAD: coronary artery diseases; CeVD: cerebrovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; WBC: white blood cell count; AbsoMono: absolute monocyte; HsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Hb: hemoglobin/haemoglobin; PLT: platelet count; FBS: fasting blood sugar; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; cholesterol: total cholesterol; rTG: ratio of TG to cholesterol; rHDL: ratio of HDL to total cholesterol; cHDL: the value resulted from subtracting the level of HDL from the level of total cholesterol; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine; UA: uric acid; Ca: serum calcium; P: serum phosphorus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; IQI: interquartile interval which is bounded by the first and the third quartiles (q₁ and q₃) of the variable listed in the first column.