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Table 2 Anthropometric and clinical data of the 51 patients

From: β-trace protein is highly removed during haemodialysis with high-flux and super high-flux membranes

Haemodialysis membrane

Low-flux

High-flux

Super High-flux

Number (males)

24 (12)

17 (16)

10 (9)

Age, years

65.7 ± 19.7

59.2 ± 11.7

64.6 ± 15.3

Dialysis Vintage, years

4.4 ± 3.2

6.9 ± 4.2x

2.7 ± 1.9**

Body weight, kg

64.0 ± 20.2

73.3 ± 13.3

76.9 ± 20.9

Body height, cm

163 ± 12

169 ± 8.6

171 ± 15.3

BMI, kg/m2

23.6 ± 5.2

25.7 ± 4.5

25.4 ± 3.9

Native kidney disease

 Ischemic nephropathy

12 (50%)

2 (11.8%)

6 (60%)

 Diabetic nephropathy

3 (12.5%)

2 (11.8%)

3 (30%)

 Glomerulonephrites

3 (12.5%)

4 (23.5%)

1 (10%)

 Interstitial nephrites

2 (8.3%)

4 (23.5%)

0

 Chronic kidney disease

2 (8.3%)

3 (17.6%)

0

 ADPKD and congenital nephropathies

2 (8.3%)

2 (11.8%)

0

  1. Mean values and standard deviations, or numbers and percentages are reported. The statistical significance (p) of the differences between mean values are indicated as follows: High-flux vs low-flux: x p < 0.05; Super high-flux vs high-flux: ** p < 0.01