Table 3.
Nutritional data, dialysis adequacy and inflammatory markers
| Age (years) | Continent | Serum albumin (g/dL) | Creatinine (mg/dL) | nPCR (g/kg/day) | IDWG (%) | Treatment time (min) | URR (%) | eKt/V | CRP (mg/L) | Ferritin (ng/mL) | NLR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤18 | Asia | 4.1 (0.4) | 8.8 (3) | 1.1 (0.1) | 4.3 (2.2) | 237 (16.8)* | 76.2 (5.8) | 1.5 (0.3) | 7.9 (10.6) | 443.3 (250.6) | 2.3 (1.4) |
| Europe | 3.9 (0.6) | 7.8 (2.4) | 1 (0.1) | 3.7 (1.6) | 229 (24.7) | 73 (7.9) | 1.4 (0.3) | 12.1 (18) | 317.9 (288) | 3.6 (5) | |
| North America | 3.8 (0.6) | 8.6 (3.3) | 0.8 (0.2) | 3.1 (1.5) | 196 (15.9) | 69.8 (10.9) | 1.5 (0.4) | 516.7 (1281.9) | 6.7 (11) | ||
| South America | 3.7 (0.6) | 7.4 (3.4) | 1 (0.1) | 3.8 (1.9) | 228 (25.9) | 74 (7.6) | 1.4 (0.4) | 9.4 (18.8) | 383.2 (315) | 3.2 (3.7) | |
| >18 | Asia | 4 (0.5) | 9.5 (3) | 1.1 (0.1) | 3.9 (2) | 246 (24.4)* | 73.1 (7.2) | 1.4 (0.3) | 10.3 (18) | 456.9 (274.4) | 3 (2.3) |
| Europe | 3.9 (0.5) | 9.3 (2.6) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (1.4) | 235 (22.7) | 73.1 (7.5) | 1.4 (0.3) | 9.2 (15.9) | 340.3 (243.5) | 3.2 (3.3) | |
| North America | 3.9 (0.5) | 9.5 (3.4) | 0.8 (0.2) | 3.3 (1.4) | 215 (25.1) | 71.3 (7.5) | 1.4 (0.3) | 503.9 (523.2) | 4.1 (3.9) | ||
| South America | 3.9 (0.5) | 9 (3.5) | 1 (0.1) | 3.8 (1.8) | 239 (9.8) | 72.8 (8.1) | 1.4 (0.3) | 7.2 (13.2) | 395.1 (313.1) | 3.1 (2.6) |
Data are presented as mean (±SD).
IDWG, inter-dialytic weight gain; URR, urea reduction rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
*P < 0.001.