6. "Dose effect" for intervention of lower versus higher dialysate [Na+].
Outcome | Overall effect | Neutral dialysate [Na+] (138 to 140 mM) | High dialysate [Na+] | P value* |
IDWG | ‐0.35 [‐0.51, ‐0.18] | ‐0.33 [‐0.51, ‐0.14] | ‐0.42 [‐0.80, ‐0.05] | 0.65 |
Predialysis mean MAP | ‐3.58 [‐5.46, ‐1.69] | ‐3.52 [‐5.46, ‐1.57] | ‐4.48 [‐12.07, 3.10] | 0.74 |
Postdialysis mean MAP | ‐3.26 [‐4.82, ‐1.70] | ‐3.01 [‐4.69, ‐1.34] | ‐4.85 [‐9.10, ‐0.60] | 0.34 |
Predialysis serum [Na+] | ‐1.69 [‐2.36, ‐1.02] | ‐1.59 [‐2.40, ‐0.78] | ‐1.92 [‐3.15, ‐0.70] | 0.65 |
Postdialysis serum [Na+] | ‐4.74 [‐8.30, ‐1.17] | ‐1.80 [‐2.66, ‐0.94] | ‐6.75 [‐11.32, ‐2.18] | 0.02 |
Intradialytic cramps | 1.77 [1.15, 2.73] | 1.66 [0.92, 2.98] | 1.94 [1.54, 2.44] | 0.63 |
Intradialytic hypotension | 1.52 [1.14, 2.02] | 1.49 [1.09, 2.03] | 1.71 [0.57, 5.07] | 0.81 |
IDWG ‐ interdialytic weigh gain; MAP pressure
*P values refer to hypothesis testing of the means for "vs. neutral dialysate [Na+]" compared to "vs. high dialysate [Na+]"