Basic characteristics of all participants.

Abbreviations: DM, diabetic mellitus; HD, hemodialysis; nPCR, normalized protein catabolic rate; BMI, body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR: waist-to-height ratio; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; CaxP, calcium phosphate product; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; T-CHO, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance hs-CRP, highly sensitive C-reactive protein.Note: Conversion factors for units: hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, ×10; serum calcium in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.2495; serum phosphate in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.3229; serum LDL-C in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.02586; serum TG in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.01129; serum albumin in g/dL to g/L, ×10. No conversion necessary for platelet counts in ×103/uL and ×109/L; serum iPTH in pg/mL and ng/L; serum potassium in mEq/L and mmol/L.