Table 4.
Distribution of the relationship between dialysis adequacy and mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients by age of patients.
| Age group | dialysis adequacy in terms of Kt/V | Dead |
Alive |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| 45>yr (n = 12) | 1.2> | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8.3 | 0.580 |
| 1.2–1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 43.1 | ||
| 1.4< | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 48.6 | ||
| 45–55yr (n = 24) | 1.2> | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 8.3 | 0.126 |
| 1.2–1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 29.2 | ||
| 1.4< | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 62.5 | ||
| 55–65yr (n = 40) | 1.2> | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 7.9 | 0.133 |
| 1.2–1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 31.6 | ||
| 1.4< | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 60.5 | ||
| ≥65yr (n = 52) | 1.2> | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 6.4 | 0.03 |
| 1.2–1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 34.0 | ||
| 1.4< | 3 | 60.0 | 28 | 59.6 | ||
Chi-Square Test was used. The statistical value of P < 0.05 is significant.