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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2288-2289
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2288
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2288
Table 1 Demographics, clinical and biochemical parameters of patients on maintenance hemodialysis
| Male:Female | 68:34 |
| Age (yr)1 | 41.4 (17-70) |
| Clinical features, cases (%) | |
| Generalised swelling | 36 (36) |
| Oliguria | 34 (34) |
| Breathlessness | 30 (30) |
| Hypertension | 24 (24) |
| Altered sensorium | 8 (8) |
| Laboratory parameters1 | |
| Hemoglobin (mg/L) | 76.5 (33-122) |
| Urea (mg/L) | 184.3 (84-322) |
| Creatinine (mg/L) | 10.8 (4-23) |
| Bilirubin (mg/L) | 0.6 (0.4-0.8) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (unit/L) | 53.5 (26-188) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (unit/L) | 38.6 (16-209) |
| History of blood transfusion, cases (%) | 34 (34) |
| Past history of jaundice, cases (%) | 4 (4) |
| Etiology, cases (%) | |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis | 44 (44) |
| Chronic interstitial nephritis | 20 (20) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 (20) |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 5 (5) |
| Glomerulopathy, unknown | 13 (13) |
| Time on hemodialysis (mo)1 | 34 (12-60) |
- Citation: Jain P, Nijhawan S. Occult hepatitis C virus infection is more common than hepatitis B infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(14): 2288-2289
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i14/2288.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.2288