Table 6 Laboratory values according to patients’ sex

Using Mann-Whitney test (Median (range))

BUN ^a [mg/dl]

55.05 (88.6–27.4)

57.7 (88.6–31.3)

51.7 (75.6–27.4)

0.003^*

FBG ^b [mg/dl]

135 (401 − 62.8)

133 (368 − 70)

136 (401 − 62.8)

0.563

Ferritin [ng/dl]

724.5 (2164.5-3.0)

651 (2164 − 95.8)

795 (1904-3.0)

0.025^*

PTH ^c [pg/ml]

318.05 (3208 − 9.5)

343.8 (3208 − 9.5)

281 (2320 − 37.9)

0.196

Serum albumin [g/dl]

3.88 (4.4–2.7)

3.92 (4.4–2.7)

3.84 (4.3–3.2)

0.175

Serum calcium [mg/dl]

8.84 (10.5–6.5)

8.81 (10.5–6.7)

8.9 (10.5–6.5)

0.631

Serum phosphate [mg/dl]

5.03 (10 − 2.3)

5.29 (10 − 2.9)

4.39 (6.5–2.3)

0.000^*

TIBC ^d [mcg/dl]

203.3 (351.4-128.5)

203.6 (300-128.5)

201.4 (351 − 138)

0.063

Transferrin [mg/dl]

31.2 (86.2–16.6)

31.7 (84.2–16.6)

31 (86.2–16.9)

0.962

Using independent t-test (mean ± SD)

Carbon dioxide [mEq/L]

22.9 ± 3.5

23.4 ± 3.5

22.1 ± 3.3

0.020^*

Hemoglobin [g/dl]

11.6 ± 1.3

11.6 ± 1.4

11.5 ± 1.1

0.595

Serum chloride [mEq/L]

97.5 ± 3.2

97.4 ± 3.2

97.6 ± 3.2

0.713

Serum potassium [mEq/L]

4.9 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.6

0.456

Serum sodium [mEq/L]

137.6 ± 2.6

137.8 ± 2.6

137.2 ± 2.7

0.099