Effect of a Hemodialysis Session on Markers of Inflammation and Endotoxin

Table 3

Inflammatory markers before HD (preHD), after HD (postHD), and 2 days later (postHD48 hrs).

Pair analyzed	Pre HD vs. post HD	Post HD vs. postHD48 hrs	Pre HD vs. postHD48 hrs	Control vs. pre HD
HsCRP	6.16 (2.1, 16.8) vs. 6.79 (2.0, 17.4) ()	6.79 (2.0, 17.4) vs. 6.05 (1.3, 17.3) ()	6.16 (2.1, 16.8) vs. 6.05 (1.3, 17.3) ()	1.1 (0.81, 3.63) vs. 6.16 (2.1, 16.8) ()
IL1b	1.5 (0.05, 2.51) vs. 1.67 (0.76,2.51) ()	1.67 (0.76,2.51) vs. 1.42 (0.05, 2.28) ()	1.5 (0.05, 2.51) vs. 1.42 (0.05, 2.28) ()	0.5 (1.81, 2.95) vs. 1.5 (0.05, 2.51)
IL6	7.49 (4.56, 10.39) vs. 7.46 (5.31, 14.59) ()	7.46 (5.31, 14.59) vs. 6.38 (3.47, 10.86) ()	7.49 (IQR 5.8) vs. 6.38 (IQR 7.39) ()	6.15 (4.82, 9.12) vs. 7.49 (4.56, 10.39)
TNF	30.86 (8.0, 39.5) vs. 13.9 (8.5, 17.3) ()	13.9 (8.5, 17.3) vs. 27.37 (14.5, 35) ()	30.86 (8.0, 39.5) vs. 27.37 (14.5, 35) ()	15.37 (7.24, 23.91) vs. 30.86 (8.0, 39.5)
Ferritin	1153 (782, 1458) vs. 1313 (657, 1638) ()	1313 (657, 1638) vs. 1186 (754, 1597) ()	1153 (782, 1458) vs. 1186 (754, 1597) ()	132.9 (111, 257) vs. 1153 (782, 1458)

Median values presented with 25^th and 75^th centile in brackets. Data sets are available on request from the corresponding author.