Comparison of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients under Strict Volume Control with respect to Cardiovascular Disease
Table 1
Basic patient demographic characteristics and laboratory data.
Parameters
Nondipper (n=38)
Dipper (n=24)
p
Gender
Male n (%)
21 (55.3)
12 (50)
ns
Female n (%)
17 (44.7)
12 (50)
ns
Diabetes mellitus
Yes n (%)
9 (23.7)
7 (29.2)
ns
No n (%)
29 (76.3)
17 (70.8)
ns
Parameters
(Mean ± SD)
(Mean ± SD)
P
Age (year)
54.95 ± 15.62
54.17 ± 9.67
0.826
Height (cm)
159.74 ± 8.55
162.88 ± 11.10
0.366
Weight (predialysis, kg)
57.66 ± 12.42
61.74 ± 12.34
0.109
Dry weight (postdialysis, kg)
56.64 ± 12.08
60.43 ± 12.06
0.235
BSA (m2)
1.57 ± 0.19
1.63 ± 0.21
0.101
Duration of hemodialysis (months)
51.13 ± 51.22
54.75 ± 39.08
0.769
Kt/Vurea
1.47 ± 0.37
1.41 ± 0.59
0.107
nPCR (gr/kg/day)
1.26 ± 0.38
1.22 ± 0.37
0.704
Hemoglobin (gr/dL)
10.84 ± 1.42
11.29 ± 1.18
0.201
PTH (pg/mL)
284.05 ± 244.78
315.04 ± 242.00
0.628
hsCRP (mg/L)
3.93 ± 3.67
1.71 ± 1.21
0.006
Ca (mg/dL)
9,12 ± 0.85
9,69 ± 0,81
0.012
P (mg/dL)
6,75 ± 0.92
6,09 ± 0.46
0.002
Albumin (gr/dL)
3.91 ± 0.42
4.13 ± 0.42
0.03
Homocysteine (umol/L)
26.89 ± 15.57
20.22 ± 5.60.
0.049
SD: standard deviation, BSA: body surface area, nPCR: normalized protein catabolic rate, PTH: parathormone, hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, Ca: calcium, and P: phosphorus.
