Basic demographic differences among the 4 groups in the study.

Abbreviations: BW = body weight, nPCR = normalized protein catabolism rate, HD = hemodialysis, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, SD = standard deviation, hs-CRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein, HgA1C = Hemoglobin A1C *: standard deviation of hs-CRP to albumin ratios Statistics: *:p<0.05, **: p<0.001 vs. group 1 (ANOVA with Bonferroni tests) §: p<0.05, §§: p<0.001 vs. group 2 (ANOVA with Bonferroni tests) ¶: p<0.05, ¶¶: p<0.001 vs. group 4 (ANOVA with Bonferroni tests) #:p<0.05, vs. group 2 (Chi-square tests) a:p<0.05, aa: p<0.001 vs. group 4 (Chi-square tests) Basic demographic differences among the 4 groups in the study.