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Table 2 Clinical and biological characteristics of deceased and survivors patients

From: Impact of residual urine volume decline on the survival of chronic hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa

Variables

All Group (N = 250)

deceased (N = 107)

survivor (N = 143)

p

Weight (Kg)*, n = 240

69.9 ± 13.9

67.3 ± 14.2

71.8 ± 13.5

0.012

BMI (Kg/m2)*, n = 130

24.9 ± 4.8

24.5 ± 4.2

25.1 ± 5.1

0.485

SBP, mm Hg, n = 250

153 ± 27.2

154 ± 26.4

153 ± 27.9

0.967

DBP, mm Hg, n = 250

84.7 ± 18.3

86 ± 17.4

83.6 ± 18.9

0.311

PP, mm Hg, n = 250

69.1 ± 20.7

67 ± 19.4

70 ± 21.6

0.231

Primary renal disease, n (%)

0.509

 Glomerulonephritis

74 (29.5)

35 (32.7)

39 (27.3)

 Diabetic nephropathy

79 (31.6)

34 (31.8)

45 (31.5)

 Hypertensive nephropathy

64 (25.6)

24 (22.4)

40 (27.9)

 HIVAN

10 (4)

4 (3.7)

6 (4.2)

 All other

23 (9.2)

10 (9.3)

13 (9.1)

IUV (ml/day)*, n = 250

550 (500–705)

250 (200–400)

840 (750–1000)

<0.001

RUV 3 months (ml/day)*, n = 200

500 (450–550)

260 (199–330)

700 (580–783)

< 0.001

RUV 6 months (ml/day)*, n = 127

500 (400–550)

250 (150–350)

560 (500–750)

< 0.001

RUV 12 months (ml/day)*, n = 77

400 (200–530)

200 (0–300)

500 (290–750)

0.003

Decline RUV (ml/day/month)*, n = 248

25 (20.8–33.3)

56.7 (43.3–116.7)

12.9 (8.3–16.7)

<0.001

Uremic encephalopathy, n (%)

113 (45.2)

60 (56.1)

53 (37.1)

0.001

Hypervolemia, n (%)

95 (38)

60 (56.1)

35 (24.5)

< 0.001

Diuretic, n (%)

133 (53.2)

39 (36.4)

94 (65.7)

< 0.001

ACE inhibitor, n (%)

138 (55.2)

41 (38.3)

97 (67.8)

< 0.001

Beta blocker, n (%)

41 (16.4)

11 (10.3)

30 (21.0)

0.011

EPO, n (%)

129 (51.6)

37 (34.6)

92 (64.3)

< 0.001

Vascular access, n (%)

< 0.001

 catheter

203 (81.2)

104 (97.2)

99 (69.2)

 AVF

47 (18.8)

3 (2.8)

44 (30.8)

Weekly hours of HD, n (%)

0.036

  ≤ 8

134 (53.6)

63 (58.9)

71 (49.7)

  ≥ 12

116 (46.4)

44 (41.1)

72 (50.3)

Weekly hours of HD*

8 (8–12)

8 (8–12)

12 (8–12)

0.034

Kt/V urea*, n = 133

1.3 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

0.249

Charlson index*, n = 250

3.8 ± 2.6

4.3 ± 3.1

3.3 ± 1.9

0.003

Serum creatinine* (mg/dl), n = 240

16.3 ± 12.6

16.3 ± 10.2

12.6 ± 6.5

0.001

Urea *(mg/dl), n = 239

227.8 ± 110.7

259.9 ± 114.6

205 ± 102.2

< 0.001

Kaliemia*(mEq/l), n = 239

5.1 ± 1.4

5.4 ± 1.5

4.9 ± 1.2

0.001

Serum calcium* (mEq/l), n = 205

4.4 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.8

4.5 ± 0.6

0.119

Serum phosphate* (mg/dl), n = 91

4.9 ± 2.1

5.7 ± 2.1

4.7 ± 2.1

0.074

Serum albumine* (g/l), n = 215

37.6 ± 8.1

34.6 ± 8.5

40 ± 6.9

< 0.001

Hemoglobin* (g/dl), n = 249

8.5 ± 2.2

7.6 ± 1.9

9.2 ± 2.1

< 0.001

Hematocrit* (%), n = 247

25.8 ± 6.5

23.4 ± 5.9

27.5 ± 6.4

< 0.001

CRP* (mg/l), n = 86

14.3 ± 20.5

34 ± 31.7

9,1 ± 12.2

< 0.001

  1. Clinical and laboratory data were collected firstly at the initiation of HD, excluding RUV at 3, 6 and 12 months after HD. Data are expressed as numbers and proportions in parentheses or mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) as appropriate
  2. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, PP: pulse pressure, HIVAN: human Immunodeficiency virus associated nephropathy, IRUV: initial residual urine volume, RUV: residual urine volume, ACE: angiotensin conversion enzyme inhibitor, EPO: erythropoietin, AVF: arterio-venous fistula, Kt/V urea: clearance of urea ml/min based on the volume of distribution, HD: hemodialysis, CRP: C reactive protein