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. 2024 Aug 3;16(8):e66076. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66076

Table 7. Comparative analysis of the results achieved in patients of the two studied groups in the third tertile (T3) (64-79 years of age) for the two-year follow-up period (2020 and 2021).

Qo (l): convective volume; IDH (%): intradialytic hypotension; RT (h): recovery time; spKt/V: single-pool Kt/V, dialysis adequacy index; URR%: urea reduction ratio, dialysis adequacy index; nPCR (g/kg/d): normalized protein catabolic rate; Alb (g/l): serum albumin; Hgb (g/l): hemoglobin; ESA (UI/week): erythropoietin stimulating agent

Indicator (X±SD) Group 2 Group 1 T-test, p-value Group 2 Group 1 T-test, p-value
Year 2020 2021
Qo (l) 24.87±0.99 - - 18.25±4.52 - -
IDH 75% 16.5% t=2.44, p=0.015 12.5% 4% t=0.77, p=0.23
RT (h) 5.5±2.72 2.66±1.98 t=3.483, p=0.018 2.12±0.35 2.2±0.44 t=-0.33, p=0.37
Kt/V 1.73±0.04 1.28±0.13 t=8.61, p<0.0001 1.57±0.24 1.41±0.07 t=1.37, p=0.09
URR% 79.01±0.72 69.48±5.98 t=4.52, p=0.0003 75.73±3.13 73.26±2,83 t=1.43, p=0.08
nPCR 1.14±0.07 1.21±0.11 t=-1.35, p=0.10 1.17±0.05 1.25±0,05 t=-2.59, p=0.01
Alb (g/l) 32.9±3.37 37.43±3.5 t=-2.43, p=0.015 33.98±7.73 39.28±0,33 t=-6.64, p<0.001
Hgb (g/l) 109.75±4.65 104.6±3.98 t=2.14, p=0.026 108.5±6.54 108.4±6,51 t=0.02, p=0.48
ESA (UI/week) 7000±1511 9666±2658 t=-2.38, p=0.017 8500±3338 9000±1732 t=-0.3, p=0.38