Research Article
Long-Term Prognosis of Hyperferritinemia Induced by Intravenous Iron Therapy in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A 10-Year, Single-Center Study
Table 1
Baseline data of all patients based on serum ferritin levels in 2008.
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BMI, body mass index; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HB, hepatitis B virus; Kt/V, clearance × time/volume; nPCR, normalized protein catabolism rate; Hb, hemoglobin; TSAT, transferrin saturation; Cr, creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Ca, calcium; IP, inorganic phosphorus; K, potassium; Alb, albumin; T.chol, total cholesterol; CRP, C-reactive protein, β2MG, β2-macroglobulin, PTH, parathyroid hormone; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; rHuEPO, recombinant human erythropoietin. Data are presented as n(%), mean ± standard deviation, and median (interquartile range); multiplicity of comparisons among groups was accounted by Bonferroni correction. . †, ‡, §, ¶, ††, ‡‡, §§, and ¶¶: significant differences observed by n comparison between two groups. |