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. 2019 Jan 16;2019(1):CD011204. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011204.pub2

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+]"