Table 3. Effect of hemodialysis vintage on the baroreflex contribution (% baroreflex episodes) in hemodialysis (HD) and in transplanted (TX) patients.
| Hemodialysis vintage in HD patients (range 0.11-20.98 y) |
Hemodialysis vintage in TX patients (range 0.08-10.99 y) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | n=72 |
n=35 |
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| Tertile | % Baroreflex episodes | p (vs.1st Tertile) | % Baroreflex episodes | p (vs. 1st Tertile) |
| 1 | 94 (16) | 71 (70) | ||
| 2 | 68 (57) | 0.024 | 27 (75) | 0.311 |
| 3 | 86 (73) | 0.034 | 13 (32) | 0.049 |
The patients were divided into tertiles according to the time spent in hemodialysis.