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Table 1 Characteristics of the studied population

From: Association between environmental particulate matter and arterial stiffness in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Characteristic

Studied patients (n = 127)

Age (y)

58.5 ± 9.9

Male sex (%)

40.9

baPWV (cm/s)

1767.2 ± 651.5

DM (%)

23.6

Inradialytic hypotension (%)

20.5

Always hypotension (%)

3.9

HDF (%)

16.5

Hb (g/dL)

10.5 ± 1.3

BUN (mg/dL)

64.7 ± 15.8

Cr (mg/dL)

10.8 ± 2.4

Na (mEq/L)

139.8 ± 3.1

K (mEq/L)

4.8 ± 0.7

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.8 ± 1.0

Phosphorous (mg/dL)

4.6 ± 1.4

Calcium-phosphorous product (mg/dL)2

46.0 ± 16.3

Alb (g/dL)

4.1 ± 0.3

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

185.3 ± 38.6

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

211.86 ± 157.37

Ultrafiltration amount per dialysis session (L)

2.3 ± 1.1

SBP (mmHg)

139.2 ± 27.0

ABI

1.0 ± 0.1

TBI

0.7 ± 0.1

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

22.6 ± 3.5

iPTH (pg/mL)

191.3 ± 219.2

Urea reduction rate

0.8 ± 0.1

Kt/V

1.8 ± 0.3

Net protein catabolic rate (g/day/kg body weight)

1.2 ± 0.4

Aluminum (ng/mL)

10 ± 8

Hemodialysis duration (months)

72.5 ± 61.8

hsCRP (mg/L)

4.7 ± 6.4

NO2 (ppb)

22.9 ± 3.8

CO (ppm)

0.6 ± 0.2

SO2 (ppb)

6.9 ± 2.1

PM10 (ug/m3)

57.9 ± 5.7

PM2.5 (ug/m3)

31.8 ± 2.8

O3 (ppb)

25.9 ± 2.9

NO (ppb)

10.1 ± 7.8

  1. DM = diabetes mellitus, HDF = hemodiafiltration, Hb = hemoglobulin, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, Cr = creatinine, K = potassium, SBP = systolic blood pressure, Alb = albumin, ABI = ankle brachial index, TBI = tibial brachial index, iPTH = intact parathyroid hormone, Kt/V = a number used to quantify hemodialysis treatment adequacy, Al = aluminum, hsCRP = high sensitivity C reactive protein, NO 2  = environmental nitrogen dioxide, CO = environmental carbon dioxide, SO 2  = environmental sulfur dioxide, PM 10  = particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <10 mm, PM 2.5  = particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 mm, O 3  = environmental ozone, NO = environmental nitrogen oxide