Table 2 Comparison of Low and High Risk Haemodialysis patients.

Age (years)

61 ± 14

67 ± 17

NS

Weight (kg)

82 ± 23

74 ± 19

NS

KRU (ml/min/1.73 m²)

0[0]

1.6 [2.7]

< 0.001

Anuric (%)

80

33.3

< 0.001

Charlson co-morbidity score

5.5[3.8–8]

7[4.8–9]

NS

Diabetes (%)

33

40

NS

Access with THL (%)

23

17

NS

Td (min)

224 ± 25

206 ± 26

0.007

UFR (ml/kg/min)

5.9 ± 3.5

4.4 ± 3.2

0.084

HDF (%)

74

90

0.095

Pre-SBP (mmHg)

131 ± 29

157 ± 24

< 0.001

Pre-DBP (mmHg)

68 ± 22

74 ± 14

NS

Post-SBP (mmHg)

117 ± 31

137 ± 25

0.007

Post-DBP (mmHg)

63 ± 18

64 ± 12

NS

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.32 ± 0.14

2.34 ± O.13

NS

Phosphate (mmol/l)

1.90 ± 0.58

1.66 ± 0.44

0.079

Albumin (g/l)

40 ± 3

38 ± 3

0.053

PTH (pmol/l)

41.9 [22.5–83.8]

43.4 [27.3–63.7]

NS

Standard Kt/V

2.1 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.4

< 0.001