Table 2 Comparison between the CVC group and non-CVC group

Age (years)

66.5 ± 10.1

53.9 ± 15.4

0.000^*

Male (%)

42 (61.7)

18 (48.6)

0.194

Smoking (%)

23 (33.8)

5 (13.5)

0.025^*

Dialysis duration (months)

58.3 ± 44.9

59.7 ± 46.7

0.881

DM (%)

50 (73.5)

11 (29.7)

0.000^*

LEAO (%)

18 (26.4)

1 (2.7)

0.003^*

CHD (%)

43 (63.2)

13 (35.1)

0.006^*

CAC (%)

45 (66.1)

13 (35.1)

0.002^*

Combined tumor (%)

13 (19.1)

0 (0)

0.004

Kt/v

1.39 ± 0.28

1.41 ± 0.26

0.804

GFR (ml/min/1.73²)

4.93 ± 1.58

4.31 ± 1.12

0.040^*

Serum UA(µmol/L)

449.5 ± 63.2

462.6 ± 78.5

0.357

PTH (ng/L)

241.8 ± 113.8

313.7 ± 203.9

0.022^*

ALP (U/L)

85.2 ± 35.8

72.7 ± 24.8

0.064

Serum Ca (mmol/L)

2.15 ± 0.13

2.23 ± 0.14

0.007^*

Serum P (mmol/L)

1.84 ± 0.40

1.98 ± 0.36

0.084

Serum K (mmol/L)

4.97 ± 0.53

4.97 ± 0.49

0.936

Serum Mg (mmol/L)

1.09 ± 0.14

1.15 ± 0.12

0.025^*

Hb (g/L)

117.2 ± 10.5

117.9 ± 10.5

0.750

TP (g/L)

65.7 ± 4.9

65.1 ± 4.3

0.532

Alb (g/L)

39.7 ± 2.8

40.8 ± 2.6

0.049^*

Pre-ALb (mg/L)

310.8 ± 58.1

350.6 ± 57.5

0.001^*

TC (mmol/L)

3.69 ± 1.04

3.74 ± 1.05

0.813

TG

2.12 ± 1.22

1.91 ± 1.02

0.372

LDL-C (mmol/L)

1.96 ± 0.87

1.95 ± 0.82

0.947

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.88 ± 0.26

1.03 ± 0.26

0.006^*

Drug

 Calcium carbonate (%)

21 (30.9)

12 (32.4)

0.870

 Lanthanum carbonate (%)

7 (10.3)

7 (18.9)

0.214

 Sevelamer (%)

27 (39.7)

16 (43.2)

0.725

 Cinacalcet (%)

9 (13.2)

11 (29.7)

0.004^*

 Calcitriol or Paricalcitol (%)

29 (42.6)

21 (56.7)

0.167