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. 2021 Nov 19;29:e3505. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5300.3505

Table 3. Differences in dialysis and hemodynamic session variables between cases (falls) and controls (no falls) in hemodialysis patients (n=31) at the Nephrology Service of the Infanta Leonor University Hospital. Madrid, Spain, 2019.

Hemodialysis (HD) session variables Cases Controls
UF* 2801.9 ± 764.28 2384.37 ± 976.17 p = 0.251
Kt 57.16 ± 4.94 58.4 ± 5.45 p = 0.567
Kt/v § 1.79 ± 0.3 1.92 ± 0.42 p = 0.375
Hemodynamic variables
SBP || preHD (mmHg) 135.25 ± 20.17 139.65 ± 27.2 p = 0.88
DBP** preHD (mmHg) 70.66 ± 14.26 70.35 ± 10.97 p = 0.95
SBP || postHD †† (mmHg) 129.22 ± 27.67 138.95 ± 21.61 p = 0.31
DBP** postHD †† (mmHg) 69.22 ± 13.53 73.1 ± 12.16 p = 0.45
HR ‡‡ preHD (bpm §§ ) 71.6 ± 9.86 79.09 ± 13.45 p = 0.13
HR ‡‡ postHD †† (bpm §§ ) 72.1 ± 8.67 81.24 ± 12.27 p = 0.044 *
PreHD weight (kg) 79.1 ± 13.82 71.62 ± 21.16 p = 0.32
PostHD weight †† (kg) 76.76 ± 13.54 70.01 ± 20.69 p = 0.36
Intradialysis weight difference (kg) |||| 2.34 ± 0.88 1.61 ± 0.89 p = 0.042
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UF = Ultrafiltration;

p = Level of significance;

Kt = Urea clearance multiplied by dialysis time;

§

Kt/v = Kt divided by the volume of distribution of urea;

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SBP = Systolic blood pressure;

preHD = Pre dialysis;

**

DBP = Diastolic blood pressure;

††

PostHD = Post dialysis;

‡‡

HR = Heart rate;

§§

bpm = Beats per minute;

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kg = kilogram