Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics between hemodialysis patients with and without stroke

Age (years)

61.2 ± 11.3

60.4 ± 11.7

65.3 ± 8.4

0.009

Male gender (%)

44.5

45.4

40.0

0.689

Dialysis vintage (years)

5.9 (2.3–10.2)

6.6 (2.8–10.8)

2.8 (0.6–6.7)

0.001

Diabetes mellitus (%)

46.2

38.2

86.7

<0.001

Hypertension (%)

62.6

58.6

83.3

0.012

Coronary artery disease (%)

27.5

18.4

73.3

<0.001

Current smoking habits (%)

4.4

3.3

10.0

0.127

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

152.7 ± 26.5

150.2 ± 25.1

165.7 ± 30.2

0.004

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81.6 ± 14.3

81.8 ± 14.2

80.2 ± 14.8

0.573

Body mass index (kg/m²)

23.8 ± 3.4

23.9 ± 3.4

23.4 ± 3.6

0.520

 Albumin (g/L)

38.4 ± 3.0

38.6 ± 2.9

37.2 ± 3.1

0.019

 Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

119.2 ± 51.8

114.9 ± 43.0

142.0 ± 82.0

0.099

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)^a

131 (92–210)

127 (94–207)

153 (86–215)

0.314

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)^b

182.5 ± 42.0

182.1 ± 41.8

184.6 ± 43.9

0.773

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.2 ± 1.1

10.3 ± 1.1

10.1 ± 1.0

0.443

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

9.7 ± 2.1

9.9 ± 2.1

8.6 ± 1.7

0.004

 Calcium (mg/dL)^c

9.4 ± 1.0

9.4 ± 1.0

9.3 ± 1.3

0.707

 Phosphorus (mg/dL)^d

4.5 ± 1.0

4.4 ± 1.0

4.6 ± 1.1

0.384

 iPTH (pg/mL)

351 (187–480)

351 (184–468)

348 (205–576)

0.710

 hs-CRP (mg/L)

2.7 (1.0–6.5)

2.6 (1.0–6.6)

2.9 (0.8–6.3)

0.632

 Kt/V (Gotch)

1.3 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

0.736

 Ultrafiltration percentage (%)

4.2 ± 1.4

4.2 ± 1.4

4.7 ± 1.6

0.060

 Cardiothoracic ratio > 0.5 (%)

53.3

47.4

83.3

0.001

 ACE inhibitors or ARBs (%)

16.5

17.1

13.3

0.999

 Beta-blockers (%)

17.6

16.4

23.3

0.180

 Calcium channel blockers (%)

19.8

19.7

20.0

0.669

 VLF (ln ms²)

4.1 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.4

0.079

 LF (ln ms²)

2.3 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.2

0.50 ± 1.27

0.107

 HF (ln ms²)

2.2 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.2

0.51 ± 1.45

0.176

 TP (ln ms²)

4.7 ± 0.1

4.8 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.4

0.054

 LF/HF ratio [ln (ratio)]

0.08 ± 0.09

0.09 ± 0.10

-0.02 ± 0.27

0.652