Table 1:
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort (n = 119).
| Demographic information and clinical history | |
|---|---|
| Male | 60 (50.4) |
| Age, years | 56.6 ± 13.1 |
| Education level | |
| Elementary school | 4 (3.36) |
| Middle school | 25 (21.0) |
| High school | 45 (37.8) |
| >High school | 45 (37.8) |
| Smoking | 42 (35.3) |
| Hypertension | 117 (98.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 25 (21.0) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 43 (36.1) |
| Stroke history | 12 (10.1) |
| Dialysis vintage, months | 58.0 (17.0 to 109.0) |
| Dry body weight, kg | 62.0 ± 12.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.7 ± 3.8 |
| SBP, mmHg | 137.9 ± 16.3 |
| DBP, mmHg | 79.5 ± 11.4 |
| MAP, mmHg | 99.0 ± 10.8 |
| Laboratory evaluation | |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 111.2 ± 13.4 |
| Serum albumin, g/L | 39.7 ± 3.9 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.5 ± 0.9 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.2 ± 1.0 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.1 ± 0.3 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.4 ± 0.8 |
| Hs-CRP, mg/L | 2.2 (1.1 to 5.4) |
| Serum creatinine, μmol/L | 971.3 ± 238.7 |
| Urea nitrogen, mmol/L | 26.9 ± 5.2 |
| URR | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
| Kt/V | 1.4 ± 0.2 |
| Ultrafiltration profiles | |
| Recorded dialysis period, months | 12.0 (12.0 to 12.0) |
| Recorded dialysis times, sessions | 52.0 (52.0 to 54.0) |
| UV, kg | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8) |
| UV – 3%W, kg | 0.5 (–0.1 to 1.0) |
| UV – 4%W, kg | –0.1 (–0.8 to 0.4) |
| UV – 5%W, kg | –0.7 (–1.3 to –0.1) |
| UV – 6%W, kg | –1.3 (–2.3 to –0.7) |
| UV/W, % | 3.8 (2.9 to 4.7) |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (range) or percentages (%).
BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein.