Table 2 Blood potassium concentration \([K^{+}]\) values (in mmol/L) at each blood extraction during the HD (\(h_0\) to \(h_4\)) and HR (beats/min).

From: Monitoring blood potassium concentration in hemodialysis patients by quantifying T-wave morphology dynamics

 

\(h_0\)

\(h_1\)

\(h_2\)

\(h_3\)

\(h_4\)

\(\rho\)

r

(\(K^{+}\))

5.0 (1.4)

3.8 (1.1)

3.6

(0.8)

3.4 (0.7)

3.3 (0.6)

0.10 (1.35)

0.09 (1.45)

HR

81 (28)

76 (28)

80 (23)

80 (17)

80 (25)

  1. Spearman’s (\(\rho\)) and Pearson’s (r) intra-patient correlation coefficients between \([K^{+}]\) and RR. Values are expressed as median (IQR).