Table 1: Clinic and demographic characteristics of hemodialysis patients.

Age (years) 49 ± 3.9
Gender (male) 10 (59%)
Ethnia (caucasians) 14 (82%)
Hypertension 4 (23%)
Diabetes 4 (23%)
Glomerulonephritis 3 (18%)
Policystic kidney 2 (13%)
Undetermined 4 (23%)
Length of dialysis treatment (months) 24 (4-300)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.5 ± 1.2
Lean body mass (%) 69.9 ± 2.3
Fat body mass (%) 30.7 ± 2.1
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 11.8 ± 0.2
Ejection fraction (%) 66 ± 0.1
Left ventricle mass index (g/m2) 113.8 ± 8.6

CKD: Chronic kidney disease. Data expressed as mean ± SD, median (interquartile interval) or percentage, when needed.