Table 4.
Removal rate of β2-microglobulin
| Dialyzer | N | LSMean β2-Microglobulin Removal Rate (%) | SEM | 97.5% CI | P Valuea | 95% CI | P Valuea |
| FX CorAL 600 | 58 | 70.33 | 1.35 |
15.82 to 22.17 |
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| SureFlux 17UX | 58 | 51.34 | 1.35 | ||||
| Polyflux 170H | 58 | 67.68 | 1.35 | ||||
| Difference FX CorAL 600−SureFlux 17UX | 18.99 | 1.40 | <0.001 | 16.22 to 21.76 | <0.001 | ||
| Difference FX CorAL 600−Polyflux 170H | 2.66 | 1.40 | −0.52 to 5.83 | 0.0006 | −0.11 to 5.42 | 0.0006 |
Least squares mean and test for noninferiority of FX CorAL 600 versus SureFlux 17UX and versus Polyflux 170H. LSMean, least squares mean; SEM, standard error of the mean; 95/97.5% CI, 95/97.5% confidence interval of the differences between investigated dialyzers.
aP value to confirm noninferiority.