Mean± SD Hb (g/dl) 10.6 ± 1.7 Ht (%) 32.5 ± 4.6 Serum iron (µg/dl) 61.1 ± 3.2 Serum ferritin (ng/ml) 767.2 ± 47.3 Transferrin saturation (%) 27.1 ± 9.4 rHuEPO dose (U/kg/week) 104 ± 15.2 rHuEPOresponsiveness index (U/week/Ht) 249 ± 15.9

Table 1: Biological parameters, rHuEPO dose and rHuEPO responsiveness index in studied hemodialysis patients.