Table 3.
Pre- and post-dialysis middle molecule concentrations in the MCO and high-flux hemodialysis groups.
| Baseline | MCO | High-flux | P for pre-dialysis | P for post-dialysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-dialysis | Post-dialysis | Pre-dialysis | Post-dialysis | |||
| β2-microglobulin (µg/mL) | 34.0 ± 13.4 | 6.7 ± 3.8 | 47.1 ± 31.8 | 8.3 ± 2.3 | 0.091 | 0.106 |
| κFLC (mg/L) | 54.6 ± 18.0 | 35.9 ± 19.0 | 53.6 ± 19.9 | 37.3 ± 22.7 | 0.861 | 0.822 |
| λFLC (mg/L) | 51.5 ± 18.5 | 30.6 ± 12.5 | 43.3 ± 23.9 | 26.9 ± 19.4 | 0.187 | 0.434 |
| 12 weeks | MCO | High-flux | P for pre-dialysis | P for post-dialysis | ||
| Pre-dialysis | Post-dialysis | Pre-dialysis | Post-dialysis | |||
| β2-microglobulin (µg/mL) | 32.9 ± 12.4 | 7.1 ± 4.0 | 47.9 ± 38.4 | 15.9 ± 27.8 | 0.086 | 0.141 |
| κFLC (mg/L) | 52.2 ± 18.7 | 28.7 ± 17.2 | 51.9 ± 21.5 | 35.9 ± 21.8 | 0.963 | 0.206 |
| λFLC (mg/L) | 47.1 ± 19.4 | 23.5 ± 9.5 | 39.9 ± 21.4 | 28.4 ± 18.3 | 0.229 | 0.245 |
Abbreviations: MCO, medium cut-off; κFLC, kappa free light chain; λFLC, lambda free light chain.