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Table 6 The patient characteristics’ (N = 270) analysis for physiological status

From: An integrated model using the Taguchi method and artificial neural network to improve artificial kidney solidification parameters

Characteristics

Variables

Sample size

Percentage

Body Mass Index (BMI)

< 18 kg/m2 (low)

39

24.4

18–24 kg/m2 (normal)

174

34.5

> 24 kg/m2 (high)

57

41.1

Serum calcium

< 8.5 mg/dl (low)

12

14.6

8.5–10.5 mg/dl (normal)

187

49.2

> 10.5 mg/dl (high)

71

36.2

Hematocrit

< 25% (low)

18

6.5

25–30% (normal)

54

20.1

> 30% (high)

198

73.4

Ferritin

< 300 mg/dl (low)

65

23.9

300–800 mg/dl (normal)

178

65.9

> 800 mg/dl (high)

27

10.2

Transferrin saturation percentage

< 20% (low)

48

27.8

> 20% (normal)

222

72.2