Online hemodiafilteration use in children: a single center experience with a twist

BMC Nephrology

Table 4 Comparison between different groups as regards percentage change in clinical parameters in between 3 months & 9 months (short term) and 3 months & 18 months’ (long term) evaluations

		% change between 3 & 9 months (short term effects)			% change between 3 & 18 months (long term effects)
Variable	Group	Mean	±SD	p	Mean	±SD	p
Weight (SDS)	HDF	−9.48	7.07	0.01	−23.10	13.50	0.00
	HD	−4.35	4.08	0.01	−10.77	10.01	0.00
	Once	−10.19	7.69	0.6	−24.86	16.10	0.6
	Twice	−8.84	6.83	0.6	−21.52	11.33	0.6
Height (SDS)	HDF	−10.15	17.03	0.00	−23.5	26.26	0.00
	HD	−0.87	2.21	0.00	−3.68	5.38	0.00
	Once	−5.57	6.01	0.6	−20.38	17.86	0.5
	Twice	−13.97	22.12	0.6	−26.31	32.82	0.5
Intradialytic Hypotension (Freq/month)	HDF	−19.69	33.97	0.1	−7.45	56.71	0.5
	HD	9.09	53.93	0.1	4.54	56.80	0.5
	Once	−10.00	43.88	0.3	1.85	60.34	0.4
	Twice	−27.77	21.71	0.3	−15.83	55.06	0.4
Postdialysis fatigue (Freq/month)	HDF	−42.95	19.98	0.00	−50.43	17.84	0.00
	HD	4.16	21.97	0.00	6.66	28.87	0.00
	Once	−24.66	7.31	0.00	−48.51	19.22	0.8
	Twice	−58.19	12.70	0.00	−52.16	17.35	0.8

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