Table 2 Laboratory and bioelectrical impedance analysis characteristics.

From: Serum sodium variation is a major determinant of peridialytic blood pressure trends in haemodialysis outpatients

Characteristics

Overall N = 647

Hypotensive N = 215

Stable N = 306

Hypertensive N = 126

p value

Serum laboratory characteristics

Na pre-HD (mmol/L)

138.5 ± 3.4

138.5 ± 3.5

138.4 ± 3.4

138.5 ± 3.1

0.982

Na post-HD (mmol/L)

138.7 ± 2.3

138.6 ± 2.3

138.5 ± 2.4

139.1 ± 2.3

0.056

Na decrease (mmol/L)

− 0.2 ± 3.3

− 0.1 ± 3.3

− 0.1 ± 3.3

− 0.7 ± 3.3

0.241

K pre-HD (mmol/L)

5.0 ± 0.6

5.0 ± 0.7

5.0 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.7

0.123

K post-HD (mmol/L)

3.4 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.4

0.326

K decrease (mmol/L)

1.5 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.7

0.283

Urea pre-HD (mmol/L)

18.1 ± 5.6

18.9 ± 5.7

17.8 ± 5.5

17.4 ± 5.3

0.024

Urea post-HD (mmol/L)

4.4 (3.2–5.8)

4.4 (3.2–6.0)

4.4 (3.2–5.8)

4.4 (3.3–5.5)

0.888

Urea decrease (mmol/L)

13.3 ± 4.1

14.1 ± 4.2

13.0 ± 4.2

12.7 ± 3.9

0.003

Glucose pre-HD (mmol/L)

6.5 (5.4–7.8)

6.7 (5.5–8.3)

6.3 (5.4–7.5)

6.6 (5.5–7.8)

0.098

Bioelectrical impedance analysis characteristics

ECW pre-HD (L)

14.9 ± 3.7

15.0 ± 3.6

14.9 ± 3.7

14.8 ± 3.5

0.929

ECW post-HD (L)

13.9 ± 3.5

13.8 ± 3.6

13.9 ± 3.6

13.9 ± 3.2

0.918

TBW pre-HD (L)

37.3 ± 9.3

37.4 ± 8.8

37.4 ± 9.5

37.0 ± 9.6

0.904

TBW post-HD (L)

35.3 ± 8.8

35.2 ± 8.6

35.5 ± 9.1

35.1 ± 8.2

0.896

ECW/TBW pre-HD (%)

40.0 ± 1.4

40.0 ± 1.6

40.0 ± 1.4

40.3 ± 1.3

0.044

ECW/TBW post-HD (%)

39.3 ± 1.6

39.3 ± 1.8

39.3 ± 1.6

39.6 ± 1.5

0.034

Smooth muscle mass index (kg/m2)

9.8 ± 1.7

9.9 ± 1.6

9.8 ± 1.8

9.6 ± 1.7

0.264

Body fat mass index (kg/m2)

8.4 ± 4.9

9.1 ± 5.3

8.3 ± 4.7

7.5 ± 4.5

0.018

  1. Bold values correspond to p < 0.05.
  2. Na sodium, HD haemodialysis, K potassium, ECW extracellular water, TBW total body water.