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Impact of serum BNP on pruritus severity.
Notes: Hemodialysis patients with DM and without DM (non-DM) were compared with VAS at daytime (A) and nighttime (B). Both daytime and nighttime VAS scores in DM patients were significantly lower than in non-DM patients (*P<0.05, **P<0.01, respectively).
Abbreviations: BNP, B-type (brain) natriuretic peptide; DM, diabetes mellitus; VAS, visual analog scale.
