1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien 97144, Taiwan
2. Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
4. Divisions of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
5. School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
6. School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan