Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants: results are expressed as percentages for categorical variables and mean ± SD or median [IQR] for continuous variables

Gender, female, n (%)

11 (39.3)

24 (50)

0.366

Age (years)

66.5 ± 10.5

57.9 ± 14.9

0.009

BMI (kg * m⁻²)

28.6 ± 6.3

29.2 ± 6.4

0.672

Dialysis vintage (days)

449 [881]

497 [891]

0.690

CCI (score)

6 ± 2.1

4.8 ± 2.3

0.032

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

9 (32.1)

11 (22.9)

0.378

 Arteriovenous fistula

15 (53.6)

35 (74.5)

0.063

 Central-venous

13 (46.4)

12 (25.5)

0.063

Medications (n°)

13.3 ± 4.5

10.9 ± 2.9

0.015

History of falls, n (%)

16 (59.3)

17 (35.4)

0.046

 Hb (g/dL)

11.2 ± 1.1

11.2 ± 1.2

0.924

 CRP (mg/L)

8 [24]

6 [8]

0.075

 Phosphate (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.5

1.5 ± 0.6

0.084

 PTH (ρmol/L)

24 [19.4]

19.1 [16.8]

0.177

 Albumin (g/L)

36.5 [5.8]

38 [4]

0.015

 Adjusted calcium (mmol/L)

2.4 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.1

0.475

 URR (%)

70.8 ± 7

71.5 ± 5.4

0.635

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

555 ± 147

680 ± 150

0.001