a significant trendp = .09
Patients with high BLLs demonstrated a significant trend for a higher percentage of patients of the male sex ( p = .09); significantly higher instances of hepatitis C infection (HCV; p < .001), CTS ( p < .001), and receiving hemodiafiltration ( p < .001); a lower percentage of DM ( p < .001) and residual daily urine of >100 mL ( p = .035); a higher hemodialysis duration ( p < .001), Kt/ V urea (Daugirdas; p < .001), and hemoglobin (Hb) and iPTH levels; and lower erythropoietin dosages ( p < .001) and serum albumin and serum ferritin levels ( p = .001; Table 2 ).