Skin- and Plasmaautofluorescence in hemodialysis with glucose-free or glucose-containing dialysate

BMC Nephrology

Table 1 Plasma autofluorescence mean values and standard deviation (SD, kUnit/ml) in total plasma and given as free- and protein bound

	N	Total PAF	SD	Free PAF	SD	Protein-bound PAF	SD
ST Start	24	1841	±298	584	±170	1258	±226
ST End	24	1586	±219	460	±884	1126	±163
M1 Start	24	1858	±263	558	±109	1300	±205
M1 End	24	1644 ^a)	±182	454	±49	1189 ^a)	±158
M2 Start	21	1738 ^b)	±236	551	±82	1187 ^a,b)	±222
M2 End	21	1518 ^c)	±170	463	±34	1056 ^a,b)	±162
ST End adj	24	1519	±262	440	±94	1078	±196
M1 End adj	24	1633 ^a)	±253	453	±79	1180	±193
M2 End adj	21	1410 ^c)	±205	430	±52	980	±173
Δ ST	24	−255	±170	−124	±119	−131	±130
Δ M1	24	−214	±132	−103	±72	−111	±119
Δ M2	21	−219	±170	−89	±54	−131	±164
Δ ST adj	24	−322	±221	−144	±133	−178	±151
Δ M1 adj	24	−225	±175	−105	±85	−120	±138
Δ M2 adj	21	−328	±244	−121	±69	−206	±212
Δ % ST	24	−13.2	±7.8	−18.7	±12.4	−9.5	±9.4
Δ % M1	24	−11.0	±6.1	−17.1	±8.6	−7.8	±9.3
Δ % M2	21	−12.0	±8.6	−15.1	±7.5	−9.7	±13.5
Δ % ST adj	24	−15.9	±10.9	−21.9	±15.3	−13.6	±10.8
Δ % M1 agj	24	−11.9	±8.4	−17.8	±11.7	−8.9	±10.0
Δ % M2 adj	21	−18.1	±12.7	−21.1	±10.3	−15.8	±16.5

Δ = the difference in PAF as the subtraction of PAF at the End – Start value; adj = the value is adjusted to the change in plasma concentration by i.e. fluid intake or removal by dialysis. A ratio is achieved between the plasma albumin concentration at the end versus at the start of HD. The PAF at end is corrected by dividing with this value; ^a) p < 0.05 compared to March, ^b) p < 0.05 compared to May 1, ^c) p < 0.01 compared to May 1

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