Table 1.

Baseline characteristics (mean ± SD)

Number of patients	30
Age, years	63.8 ± 16.2
Female gender, %	21.9
BMI	26 ± 5.4
BSA	1.8 ± 0.2
Diabetes, %	15.6
Cardiovascular comorbidities, %	75 ± 74.2
Ejection fraction, %	56.5 ± 8.1
Patients treated with antihypertensive drugs, %	77.4
NYHA, %
cl 1	19.4
cl 2	16.1
cl 3	19.4
Dialysis duration, years	5.2 ± 5.5
Kt/V	1.3683 ± 0.2
Pre-HD weight, kg	74.02 ± 14
Post-HD weight, kg	71.4 ± 13.6
Dry weight, kg	70.09 ± 13.05
Weight loss, kg	2.6 ± 0.9
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (pre)	143.3 ± 22.5
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg (pre)	76.3 ± 14
Blood pressure, mm Hg (pre)	109.8 ± 15.3
Heart rate, beats/min (pre)	69.6 ± 11.5
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (post)	139.6 ± 22.5
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg (post)	77.1 ± 11.9
Blood pressure, mm Hg (post)	108.3 ± 15.1
Heart rate, beats/min (post)	69.5 ± 8.9
Hemoglobin, g/dl	11.8 ± 1.1