Table 3 Quality indicators: mean levels and conformity rates

N patients

65

69

33

33

Sex ratio

1.09

1.33

0.89

0.89

Dialysis Vintage (months)

41.3

40

54.7

68.5

Dialysis technique

78,5%

37.1%

67.6%

8.8%

Hemodialysis

0%

1.4%

0%

0%

Hemofiltration

4,6%

4.3%

5.9%

5.9%

13,8%

52.9%

20.6%

85.3%

Daily HDF

Post-dilution HDF

3,1%

4.3%

5.9%

0%

Pre-dilution HDF

Hemoglobin

11.3/55.4%

10.9/65.2%

NS

11/50%

11,1/67,6

0.03

EPO doses UI/Kg/week

111.3

133.8

106

126.4

Albumin (g/dl)

35/53.1%

34/44.9%

NS

34,7/52,9%

33,6/38,2%

NS

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.28/58.4%

2.30/60.8%

NS

2,27/47%

2,30/47%

NS

Phosphates (mmol/l)

1.43/44.6%

1.48/60.3%

0.008

1.36/44%

1.45/55.9%

NS

PTH (pg/ml)

442/22%

315/43.7%

0.0005

389/14.7%

271/35.3%

0.01

25OHvitD (nmol/l)

94.5/43%

94.9/67.6%

HCO ^3- (mmol/l)

24/50.8%

22.7/81.1%

<0.0001

24.3/50%

22.7/82.4%

<0.0001

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.99/79.4%

1.95/80%

NS

2.1/76.5

1.95/70.6%

NS

B2microglobulin (mg/l)

34.78/28.2%

26.3/48.5%

0.001

32.6/29.4%

28.5/38.2%

NS

Pre-dialysis SBP (mmHg)

142/52.3%

138.4/51.4%

NS

138.9/58.8%

137.3/58.8

NS

Pre-dialysis DBP (mmHg)

64/98.5%

62.3/100%

NS

62.3/100%

63.3/100%

NS

Kt (L)

55.6/95.1%

60.1/97%

NS

57.2/88.2%

63.6/97%

0.002

Kt/V

1.94/90%

2.19/98.4%

<0.0001

2.07/85.3%

2.37/94%

0.03

Vascular access (catheters < 7%)

78.5% AVF

74.3% AVF

NS

85.3% AVF

88.2% AVF

NS

21.5% catheter

25.7% catheter

14.7% catheter

11.8% catheter

% of dialysis sessions with IDH

11.8%

12.2%

NS

9.1%

10.6%

NS