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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Dynamic cardiac dyssynchrony is strongly associated with 2-year dialysis adequacy in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

 

Control group

CAPD group

P

n

    13

    50

 

Age, y

43.0

(32.0–52.0)

37.0

(35.0–44.3)

0.189

Male/female (n)

7/6

 

28/22

 

0.193

BSA (kg/m2)

1.71

(1.52–1.80)

1.68

(1.43–1.95)

0.609

Height (cm)

161.0

(155.5–167.5)

164.0

(153.0–168.3)

0.474

Weight (kg)

62.0

(52.0–72.3)

64.0

(47.5–79.0)

0.878

NT-proBNP (pg/mL)

4.99

(4.99–36.83)

3872

(808–11779)

<0.001

Log NT-proBNP

0.698

(0.698–1.540)

3.587

(2.896–4.071)

<0.001

SDI at baseline (%)

1.22

(0.72–1.68)

1.30

(0.89–1.74)

0.358

SDI at peak DSE (%)

0.66

(0.50–1.02)

1.11

(0.76–1.64)

0.004

SWS (mmHg)

40.5

(29.6–48.6)

61.7

(43.11–100.0)

0.001

  1. Values are medians (interquartile range). BSA, body surface area; CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; SWS, systolic wall stress.
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