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. 2013 Dec 23;14:280. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-280

Table 2.

Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics in dialysis and non-dialysis patients

  Non-dialysis Dialysis P value
Number
 96
 57
 NA
Mean age
 69.7 ± 11.7
 58.7 ± 15.0
 <0.0001
Female sex
 40 (42%)
 25 (44%)
 NS
Diabetes
 45 (47%)
 24 (42%)
 NS
History of MI
 18 (19%)
 12 (21%)
 NS
Blood indices:
  
  
  
Haemoglobin (g/L)
 123.8 ± 15.4
 117.0 ± 12.3
 0.0058
White cell count
 7.38 ± 2.0
 7.57 ± 2.13
 NS
Platelet count
 238 ± 63
 232 ± 88
 NS
Sodium
 139.9 ± 2.6
 137.4±
 <0.0001
Potassium
 4.46 ± 0.59
 4.41±
 NS
Urea (mmol/L)
 18.9 ± 6.9
 19.2 ± 6.7
 NS
Creatinine (umol/L)
 255 ± 88
 646 ± 229
 <0.0001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
 22.3 ± 7.4
 8.3 ± 4.9
 <0.0001
Calcium (mmol/L)
 2.40 ± 0.12
 2.38 ± 0.17
 NS
Phosphate (mmol/L)
 1.31 ± 0.29
 1.84 ± 0.55
 <0.0001
Parathyroid hormane
 23.6 ± 29.1
 51.4 ± 48.6
 <0.0001
Troponin T detected
 36 (38%)
 44 (79%)
 <0.001
Echocardiographic results
  
  
LV diameter (mm)
 49.5 ± 5.9
 49.8 ± 6.2
 NS
LV ejection fraction
 62.1 ± 10.0
 61.0 ± 14.0
 NS
LV mass index
 121.7 ± 35.4
 126.8 ± 33.6
 NS
Left atrial area (cm2)
 22.1 ± 6.0
 21.6 ± 4.9
 NS
Aortic peak velocity (m/s)
 1.50 ± 0.42
 1.57 ± 0.47
 NS
Mitral regurgitation (moderate or severe)
 8 (8.3%)
 6 (10.5%)
 NS
Tricuspid regurgitation peak velocity (m/s)
 2.53 ± 0.44
 2.59 ± 0.45
 NS
Diastolic grade:
  
  
  
Grade 0
 14 (16.3%)
 7 (13.7%)
 NS
Grade 1
 48 (55.8%)
 24 (47.1%)
 NS
Grade 2
 16 (18.6%)
 15 (29.4%)
 NS
Grade 3-4
 8 (9.3%)
 5 (9.8%)
 NS
Indeterminate grade
 9 (9.5%)
 7 (12.1%)
 NS
Clinical outcomes
  
  
  
Death
 23 (24.0%)
 18 (31.6%)
 NS
MACE 27 (28.1%) 24 (42.1%) 0.06

LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI, Left ventricular mass index; MACE, Major adverse cardiovascular events, diastolic function was classified into grades 1–4 according to the ASE guidelines.