Table 1. Demographic, clinical and fluid status data of the EuroBCM study cohort (N = 639).
| mean or percentage | Standard deviation | |
| Gender Male | 55% | |
| Age (years) | 58.8 | 14.8 |
| Height (cm) | 165.7 | 9.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.2 | 15.4 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.3 | 5.1 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) Systolic Diastolic | 136.979.9 | 25.614.3 |
| Residual GFR (ml/min) | 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Ultrafiltration (ml/day) | 940 | 580 |
| Residual urine output <100 ml/day 100–500 ml/day 500–1000 ml/day >1000 ml/day Missing data | 19.1%21.9%23.5%32.6%3.0% | |
| Treatment modality Automated PD § | 53.1% | |
| Use of polyglucose § | 63.7% | |
| Transport status Fast Fast average Slow average Slow Not known | 16.6%33.3%28.3%5.9%15.9% | |
| Serum levels Albumin (g/l) Creatinine (mg/dl) Urea (mg/dl) C-reactiveprotein (mg/l) Hemoglobin (g/dl) Hematocrit (%) HbA1C (%) | 36.38.1117.011.611.334.36.5 | 6.03.039.723.51.65.11.7 |
| Absolute ΔTissue Hydration (AΔTH) (l) | 1.7Q25: 0.2; Median 1.3; Q75: 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Relative ΔTissue Hydration (%) (Ratio AΔTH/ECW) | 8.6Q25: 1.1; Median 7.8; Q75: 15.1 | 11.5 |
| Total Body Water (l) | 35.8 | 7.7 |
| Extracellular Water (l) | 17.2 | 3.8 |
| Intracellular water (l) | 18.5 | 4.5 |
| Extracellular/Intracellular water | 0.95 | 0.15 |
| Intracellular resistance Ri (Ohm/m) | 569.6 | 117.5 |
| Extracellular resistance Re (Ohm/m) | 1611.6 | 479.5 |
| Phase angle at 50 kHz | 4.9 | 1.2 |
§
after exclusion of patients from countries where polyglucose and APD are not liberally available due to logistical reasons.