Table 3 Linear mixed-effects model for the change in blood biomarkers.

From: Cardiovascular Risk Comparison between Expanded Hemodialysis Using Theranova and Online Hemodiafiltration (CARTOON): A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Variables

Baseline values

Change from the baseline (mean and 95% confidence intervals)

6 months

P value

12 months

P value

BNP (pg/mL)

HDx

369.1 (185.0–910.0)

51.4 (− 267.9 to 370.7)

0.752

127.4 (− 206.1 to 460.9)

0.454

Online-HDF

287.2 (139.5–907.0)

 − 140.7 (− 487.4 to 205.9)

0.426

 − 111.7 (− 470.0 to 246.7)

0.541

Between-group difference

 

192.2 (− 279.2 to 663.5)

0.424

239.1 (− 250.4 to 728.6)

0.338

NT-proBNP (ng/mL)

HDx

3.95 (2.16–6.83)

 − 0.31 (− 4.19 to 3.56)

0.874

1.42 (− 2.64 to 5.48)

0.493

Online-HDF

4.27 (2.19–16.82)

 − 3.24 (− 7.40 to 0.92)

0.127

 − 3.32 (− 7.61 to 0.98)

0.130

Between-group difference

 

2.96 (− 2.72 to 8.64)

0.307

4.66 (− 1.25 to 10.57)

0.122

Troponin-I (ng/mL)

HDx

0.06 (0.04–0.09)

0 (0 to 0.01)

0.538

0 (− 0.01 to 0.01)

0.550

Online-HDF

0.06 (0.03–0.07)

0 (− 0.01 to 0.01)

0.901

0 (0 to 0.01)

0.189

Between-group difference

 

0 (− 0.03 to 0.01)

0.224

0 (− 0.02 to 0.02)

0.926

Troponin-T (ng/mL)

HDx

0.06 (0.04–0.09)

0 (− 0.01 to 0)

0.362

0 (− 0.01 to 0.01)

0.437

Online-HDF

0.06 (0.03–0.07)

 − 0.01 (− 0.02 to 0)

0.130

 − 0.01 (− 0.02 to 0)

0.139

Between-group difference

 

0 (− 0.01 to 0.02)

0.595

0 (− 0.01 to 0.02)

0.526

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

HDx

0.07 (0.04–0.23)

0.21 (− 0.30 to 0.72)

0.421

0.10 (− 0.43 to 0.62)

0.722

Online-HDF

0.09 (0.04–0.23)

0.47 (− 0.08 to 1.01)

0.095

 − 0.02 (− 0.54 to 0.58)

0.951

Between-group difference

 

 − 0.25 (− 1.00 to 0.50)

0.511

0.08 (− 0.69 to 0.74)

0.835

Interleukin-6

HDx

9.55 (7.78–11.48)

4.09 (− 2.28 to 10.47)

0.208

1.85 (− 4.76 to 8.47)

0.582

Online-HDF

8.40 (7.02–11.94)

0.55 (− 6.17 to 7.27)

0.872

 − 1.88 (− 8.77 to 5.00)

0.592

Between-group difference

 

3.54 (− 5.72 to 12.80)

0.453

3.74 (− 5.81 to 13.28)

0.443

  1. BNP brain natriuretic peptide, HDx expanded hemodialysis, HDF hemodiafiltration, NT-proBNP N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide.