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Men had significantly higher serum creatinine (7.9 vs. 6.3 mg\/dL; p&lt;0.001), potassium (4.8 vs. 4.6 mEq\/L, p=0.039), and phosphorus levels (5.9 vs. 5.0 mg\/dL; p=0.004), whereas women had significantly higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterol (46 vs. 37 mg\/dL; p&lt;0.001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterol (120.4 vs. 97.8 mg\/dL; p=0.004), and total cholesterol (198 vs. 161 mg\/dL; p&lt;0.001). Among patients with diabetes mellitus, women more frequently used statins (67.7 vs. 42.4%; p=0.042) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (58.1 vs. 27.3%; p=0.013). They also had higher total cholesterol (199 vs. 156 mg\/dL; p=0.005) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterol levels (117 vs. 92 mg\/dL; p=0.043), while men had higher serum phosphorous levels (6.3 vs. 5.0 mg\/dL; p=0.028).  CONCLUSION: Significant gender-based differences were identified in the clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory characteristics of patients admitted for hemodialysis. 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