Table 2 Baseline biochemical and bioimpedance spectroscopy parameters

No. of patients

96

48

48

hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.3 ± 1.4

9.3 ± 1.4

9.4 ± 1.5

serum albumin (g/L)

34.4 ± 4.5

34.4 ± 4.3

34.4 ± 4.7

 D/P creatinine at 4 h

0.67 ± 0.14

0.66 ± 0.15

0.68 ± 0.14

 MTAC creatinine (ml/min/1.73m²)

10.94 ± 6.14

10.80 ± 7.44

11.08 ± 4.64

residual GFR (ml/min/1.73m²)

2.69 ± 3.09

2.03 ± 2.75

3.16 ± 3.26

urine output (L/day)

0.732 ± 0.772

0.690 ± 0.892

0.761 ± 0.688

frusemide (mg/day)

79.2 ± 103.9

53.1 ± 88.3

105.2 ± 112.5

weekly Kt/V

1.91 ± 0.59

1.82 ± 0.66

2.0 ± 0.53

ultrafiltration volume (L/day)

0.487 ± 0.650

0.388 ± 0.773

0.584 ± 0.490

 LTI (kg/m²)

14.2 ± 3.0

14.7 ± 3.0

13.8 ± 2.9

 FTI (kg/m²)

8.6 ± 3.4

9.0 ± 3.7

8.3 ± 3.1

 OH (L)

4.9 ± 2.2

6.0 ± 2.3

3.8 ± 1.4

 TBW (L)

36.8 ± 6.6

39.0 ± 6.5

34.5 ± 6.0

 ECW (L)

19.1 ± 3.6

20.7 ± 3.4

17.5 ± 2.9

 ICW (L)

17.7 ± 3.5

18.3 ± 3.5

17.1 ± 3.4

 ECW/ICW

1.09 ± 0.14

1.14 ± 0.14

1.03 ± 0.11