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Table 2 Changes clinical data of hemodialysis patients before and after the earthquake

From: The great East Japan earthquake affected the laboratory findings of hemodialysis patients in Fukushima

 

Baseline

First exam.

P

Second exam.

P

Tthird exam.

P

 

Before earthquake

1–2 weeks

 

4 weeks

 

8 weeks

 
 

Mean±SD

Mean±SD

 

Mean±SD

 

Mean±SD

 

Biochemical data

       

 Predialysis BUN (mg/dl)

60.7±13.8

53.5±14.1*

0.002

57.3±15.7

0.15

61.2±16.2

0.10

 Post dialysis BUN (mg/dl)

19.5±5.8

17.4±4.3

0.23

19.8±6.1

0.75

18.6±5.7

0.78

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

10.9±3.0

10.9±3.1

0.98

11.0±3.2

0.76

10.7±2.9

0.69

 Sodium (mEq/l)

139.2±3.6

139.4±2.7

0.84

139.3±3.2

0.78

138.6±5.6

0.34

 Potassium (mEq/l)

4.6±0.6

4,5±0.6

0.23

4.5±0.7

0.42

4.5±0.6

0.20

 Chlorine (mEq/l)

103.3±3.4

102.7±5.0

0.70

103.9±5.0

0.29

101.5±7.7

0.07

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.0±1.0

11.1±1.0

0.67

11.0±0.8

0.89

11.0±1.1

0.94

 Hematocrit (%)

33.2±3.0

33.0±4.3

0.74

34.0±3.0

0.11

34.4 ± 3.5*

0.02

 FBS (mg/dl)

158±66

155±64

0.85

151±66

0.65

170 ± 69

0.44

 HbA1c (%)

7.0±1.3

-

-

6.7±1.4

0.61

6.8±1.3

0.69

Change of DW (Kg)

2.2±0.8

2.2±1.0

0.58

2.0±0.8

0.18

2.0±0.8

0.32

CTR (%)

49.7±6.2

49.2±6.1

0.63

50.5 ± 6.5

0.41

50.3±6.3

0.54

  1. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; FBS, fasting blood glucose; HbA 1c , hemoglobin-A1c concentration; DW, dry weight; CTR, cardiothoracic ratio; *P<0.05 vs. baseline values.
  2. Baseline means previous data from before the earthquake. First exam., Second exam., and Third exam. are the examinations 1-2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after the earthquake, respectively.