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Table 6 Excluded and included cases

From: Efficiency and nutritional parameters in an elderly high risk population on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration in Italy and France: different treatments with similar names?

 

Overall cohort

Excluded cases

Study population

N

207

27

180

Males/Females

59.4%

40.6%

59.3%

40.7%

59.4%

40.6%

Age median (yrs) (min-max)

69 (18–90)

67 (32–90)

69 (18–90)

RRT vintage (yrs) (min-max)

6.4 (0.2–43.5)

3.2 (0.2–24.6)

6.7 (0.07–43.5)

Charlson

median (min-max)

8 (2–16)

7 (2–14)

8 (2–16)

MIS

median (min-max)

7 (1–27)

9.5 (1–27)

7 (1–27)

SGA: A

58.0%

37.0%

61.1%

B

32.9%

25.9%

33.9%

C

6.8%

18.5%

5.0%

HD-HDF (%)

HD: 33.9%

HDF: 66.1%

HD: 59.3%

HDF: 40.7%

HD: 40.0% HDF: 60.0%

BMI Kg/m2

median (min-max)

24.2 (14.6–47.1)

22.8 (16.6–43.4)

24.3(14.6–47.1)

BMI < 20

41 (20.0%)

9 (33.3%)

32 (18.0%)

BMI 20–25

75 (36.6%)

9 (33.3%)

66 (37.1%)

BMI 25–30

62 (30.2%)

6 (22.2%)

56 (31.5%)

BMI > = 30

27 (13.2%)

3 (11.1%)

24 (13.5%)

Albumin (g/dl)

median (min-max)

3.4 (1.9–4.5)

3.4 (1.9–4.1)

3.4 (2.0–4.5)

Albumin < 3

28 (13.6%)

5 (19.2%)

23 (12.8%)

Albumin < 3.5

114 (55.3%)

15 (57.7%)

99 (55.0%)

BUN (mg/dl)

median (min-max)

60.5 (24.4–118)

66.7 (26.0–118)

60.0 (24.4–105)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

median (min-max)

8.9 (1.9–15.0)

6.9 (1.9–12.6)

9.1 (2.7–15.0)

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

median (min-max)

162.2 (49–438)

182.1 (117–438)

158 (49–263)

Kt/V

median (min-max)

1.6 (0.7–2.3)

1.4 (0.8–2.2)

1.6 (0.7–2.3)

nPCR (g/Kg/day)

median (min-max)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

0.9 (0.5–1.9)

1.04 (0.5–1.8)

  1. Legend RRT renal replacemet therapy, MIS Malnutrition inflammation score, SGA subjective global assessment (A. well nourished, B moderate malnutrition, C severe malnutrition), HD hemodialysis, HDF hemodiafiltration, BUN blood urea nitrogen (predialysis), Kt/V dialysis efficiency index, according to Daugirdas 2 formula, nPCR normalised protein catabolic rate
  2. None of the differences is statistically significant