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. 2012 Sep 10;13:106. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-106

Table 1.

Patients demographics

Parameter Sixtiles of convective volume prescription
 Anova Dunnett Post Hoc Test
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 P<0.05 P>0.05
Patients [count]
 23
 25
 22
 29
 27
 28
  
Treatments [count]
 379
 382
 377
 382
 380
 376
Age [Years]
 43.4 ± 15
 44.5 ± 16
 48.2 ± 11
 43.2 ± 16
 46.3 ± 14
 48.9 ± 12
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Gender Female [count [%]]
 11 [47.8%]
 12 [48%]
 10 [45.5%]
 14 [48%]
 12 [44%]
 11 [39%]
 NS
 Chi Square Test
Pre HDF Weight [Kg]
 63.8 ±13.0
 61.6 ±12.5
 61.4 ±13.0
 61.0 ±12.8
 60.5 ±12.7
 60.8 ±15.3
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Post HDF Weight [Kg]
 61.4 ± 13.0
 58.5 ± 12.2
 58.7 ± 13.1
 58.2 ± 12.8
 57.9 ± 12.6
 59.4 ± 13.0
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Temperature pre HDF [Celsius]
 36.72 ± 0.36
 36.55 ± 0.45
 36.56 ± 0.42
 36.54 ± 0.41
 36.55 ± 0.43
 36.55 ± 0.42
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Temperature post HDF [Celsius]
 36.98 ± 0.39
 36.81 ± 0.50
 36.84 ± 0.48
 36.85 ± 0.39
 36.85 ± 0.39
 36.82 ± 0.38
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Delta Temperature [Celsius]
 0.27 ± 0.29
 0.27 ± 0.38
 0.28 ± 0.37
 0.30 ± 0.29
 0.28 ± 0.27
 0.28 ± 0.28
 NS
 None
 1 vs. 2-6
Interdialytic Weight Gain [% post HDF target weight]
 4.2 ± 2.0
 5.2 ± 2.1
 4.8 ± 2.5
 5.0 ± 2.3
 4.6 ± 2.2
 4.0 ± 2.1
 <0.0001
 1 vs. 2-4
 1 vs. 5-6
Pre HDF Systolic Blood Pressure [mmHg]
 136 ± 29
 147 ± 28
 143 ± 28
 139 ± 27
 137 ± 26
 136 ± 26
 <0.0001
 1 vs. 2-3
 1 vs. 4-6
Pre HDF Diastolic Blood Pressure [mmHg]
 70 ± 20
 77 ± 21
 75 ± 22
 75 ± 23
 71 ± 22
 69 ± 21
 <0.0001
 1 vs. 2-4
 1 vs. 5,6
Pre HDF MAP Blood Pressure [mmHg]
 93 ± 23
 102 ± 23
 99 ± 23
 98 ± 23
 95 ± 22
 93 ± 22
 <0.0001
 1 vs. 2-4
 1 vs5,6
Pre HDF Pulse Rate [bpm] 94 ± 15 93 ± 16 94 ± 18 95 ± 15 94 ± 16 94 ± 16 NS None 1 vs.2-6

Group 1: 0 to 7.53 liters, Group 2: 7.54 to 14.8 liters; Group 3: 14.9 to 16.96 liters; Group 4: 16.97 to 18.9 liters; Group 5: 19.1 to 21 liters, and Group 6: 21.1 to 30 liters. Not significant (NS).