Clinical Study

Effect of Hydrocortisone on Intradialytic Hypotension: A Preliminary Investigational Study

Table 1

The included sample in the interventional part of the study.

MeanStandard deviationCountColumn (%)

Age (year)53.510.314
Sex
 Male535.7%
 Female964.3%
DM
 No750.0%
 Yes750.0%
HTN
 No642.9%
 Yes857.1%
Weight (kilogram)75.817.9
Interdialytic fluid gain (liter)3.81.7
TSH (mIU/l)2.62.0
Morning cortisol (nmol/l)277.0153.5

DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone.