Comparison of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients under Strict Volume Control with respect to Cardiovascular Disease

Table 3

Results of bioimpedance in nondipper and dipper patients.

Parameters	Nondipper (n=38)	Dipper (n=24)	p
	(Mean ± SD)	(Mean ± SD)
Predialysis TBF (lt)	30.80 ± 6.9	33.00 ± 6.3	0.385
Postdialysis TBF (lt)	29.2 ± 6.56	31.00 ± 6.04	0.382
ECF/ICF (predialysis)	1.08 ± 0.33	0.95 ± 0.30	0.045
ECF/ICF (postdialysis)	0.98 ± 0.30	0.84 ± 0.26	0.025
ECF/BSA (predialysis)	9.90 ± 1.70	9.54 ± 1.17	0.829
ECF/BSA (postdialysis)	8.9 ± 1.8	8.43 ± 1.16	0.205
ECF/TBF (predialysis)	0.51 ± 0.1	0.48 ± 0.07	0.227
ECF/TBF (postdialysis)	0.46 ± 0.8	0.42 ± 0.07	0.110
TBF/BSA (predialysis)	19.49 ± 2.32	20.11 ± 2.10	0.472
TBF/BSA (postdialysis)	18.43 ± 2.23	18.92 ± 1.95	0.368
TBF/dry weight (predialysis)	0.55 ± 0.06	0.56 ± 0.08	0.787
TBF/dry weight (postdialysis)	0.52 ± 0.06	0.52 ± 0.07	0.953
ECF /dry weight (predialysis)	0.28 ± 0.04	0.26 ± 0.03	0.086
ECF /dry weight (postdialysis)	0.25 ± 0.04	0.23 ± 0.03	0.046

SD: standard deviation, TBF: total body fluid, BSA: body surface area, ECF: extracellular fluid, and ICF: intracellular fluid.