Table 1 Patient characteristics.
Characteristic | C-HD | E-HD | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 148 | 161 | — |
Age (y) | 67.4 ± 11.8 | 64.0 ± 11.9 | <0.05 |
Gender, male (%) | 92 (62.2) | 85 (52.8) | NS |
Dialysis vintage (months) | 60 (3, 263) | 80 (2, 478) | <0.01 |
Cause of renal failure (DM, (%)) | 62 (41.9) | 55 (34.2) | NS |
Patients with CVD history (%)) | 36 (24.3) | 53 (32.9) | NS |
with multiple CVDs (%) | 5 (3.4) | 10 (6.2) | NS |
with cardiac disease (%) | 25 (16.9) | 31 (19.3) | NS |
with apoplexy (%) | 11 (7.4) | 29 (18.0) | <0.01 |
with PAD (%) | 5 (3.4%) | 3 (1.9%) | NS |
Body weight (pre HD, kg) | 59.3 ± 12.0 | 58.9 ± 11.2 | NS |
Body weight (post HD, kg) | 57.0 ± 11.7 | 56.3 ± 10.9 | NS |
CTR (%) | 48.7 ± 6.0 | 48.7 ± 5.5 | NS |
Pre-dialysis SBP (mmHg) | 154 ± 27 | 154 ± 25 | NS |
Pre-dialysis DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 15 | 80 ± 16 | NS |
Post-dialysis SBP (mmHg) | 142 ± 24 | 135 ± 24 | <0.05 |
Post-dialysis DBP (mmHg) | 75 ± 14 | 73 ± 14 | NS |
Patients on Anti-hypertensive agents (%) | 108 (73.0) | 107 (66.5) | NS |
Patients with ESA (%) | 124 (83.8) | 140 (87.0) | NS |
Fatigue Grade | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | NS |
Pruritis Intensity Grade | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | <0.05 |
Puriritis Frequency Grade | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | NS |
