Table 2.
Laboratory tests results in the treatment group (TG, n = 20) and the control group (CG, n = 19), with intragroup comparison and between groups.
| Variables | Groups | Baseline Mean (SD) | Follow-up Mean (SD) | p intragroup | p between groups |
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| Ht (%) | TG | 32.54 (4.44) | 33.32 (4.05) | 0.176 | 0.008 |
| CG | 33.96 (5.97) | 31.75 (5.42) | 0.028 | ||
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| Hb (g/dL) | TG | 10.28 (1.37) | 10.70 (1.14) | 0.191 | 0.037 |
| CG | 11.06 (2.23) | 10.25 (1.66) | 0.111 | ||
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| Creatinine (mg/dL) | TG | 10.98 (1.44) | 10.36 (1.69) | 0.016 | 0.005 |
| CG | 10.08 (1.68) | 10.32 (1.66) | 0.172 | ||
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| Urea (mg/dL) | TG | 149.47 (31.87) | 142.44 (28.68) | 0.029 | 0.032 |
| CG | 144.1 (32.02) | 147.90 (28.05) | 0.337 | ||
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| Kt/V | TG | 1.39 (0.19) | 1.36 (0.185) | 0.532 | 0.236 |
| CG | 1.41 (0.25) | 1.48 (0.19) | 0.327 | ||
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| Albumin (g/dL) | TG | 3.53 (0.37) | 3.79 (0.25) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| CG | 3.54 (0.40) | 3.46 (0.41) | 0.29 | ||
Ht: hematocrit; Hb: hemoglobin; Kt/V: measure of hemodialysis adequacy; SD = standard deviation.