Table 1.
Baseline anthropometric and laboratory characteristics of patients in the WBV and sham groups
| Variable | WBV (n=7) | Sham (n= 7) | P-value |
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| Sex, male:female (%) | 85.7:14.3 | 57.1:42.9 | |
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| Age (yr) | 62.42±10.32 | 53.28±8.26 | 0.092 |
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| Weight (kg) | 71.94±8.85 | 73.80±15.99 | 0.793 |
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| Height (m) | 1.61±0.07 | 1.59±0.08 | 0.656 |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.75±3.61 | 28.83±5.38 | 0.667 |
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| Time of HD (mo) | 41.86±29.70 | 98.14±96.66 | 0.167 |
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| Laboratory parameter | |||
| Urea (mg/dL) | 145.71±35.57 | 152.42±27.33 | 0.699 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 9.14±2.89 | 13.88±2.70 | 0.009* |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.84±0.77 | 8.77±0.28 | 0.822 |
| Phosphorus (mL) | 5.31±1.81 | 6.24±2.22 | 0.408 |
| Sodium (mEq) | 134.14±5.30 | 137.57±4.42 | 0.214 |
| Potassium (mEq) | 4.75±1.15 | 4.84±0.65 | 0.869 |
| Hemoglobin (g/100 mL) | 11.76±1.07 | 12.05±1.67 | 0.707 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 35.72±2.59 | 36.90±4.65 | 0.572 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.91±0.21 | 4.02±0.28 | 0.413 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.
WBV, whole body vibration; BMI, body mass index; HD, hemodialysis.
*
P<0.05.