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Table 5 Comparison between different groups as regards percentage change in laboratory parameters in between 3 months & 9 months (short term) and 3 months & 18 months’(long term) evaluations

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

 

% change between

3 & 9 months

(short term effects)

% change between

3 & 18 months

(long term effects)

Variable

Group

Mean

±SD

p

Mean

±SD

p

Hb

(gm/dl)

HDF

8.76

13.53

0.00

18.70

17.90

0.02

HD

−2.03

11.72

2.18

19.72

Once

2.70

11.09

0.01

16.36

21.74

0.6

Twice

13.80

13.70

20.82

14.50

Ca

(mg/dl)

HDF

13.00

14.32

0.1

19.99

21.00

0.2

HD

3.38

22.31

9.81

21.43

Once

11.95

14.67

0.7

21.85

14.09

0.7

Twice

13.89

14.60

18.33

26.46

P

(mg/dl)

HDF

−3.05

24.13

0.00

−2.25

28.12

0.3

HD

25.65

21.13

8.76

30.46

Once

−4.90

24.50

0.7

−10.69

23.51

0.2

Twice

−1.51

24.80

5.33

30.91

PTH

(pg/ml)

HDF

−20.19

26.57

0.04

−51.97

32.97

0.00

HD

−2.26

14.46

−10.56

29.65

Once

−7.69

13.23

0.03

−40.13

36.42

0.1

Twice

−30.61

30.73

−62.63

27.0

β2m

(μg/ml)

HDF

−21.76

15.24

0.06

−38.75

15.63

0.00

HD

−5.9

25.31

−9.55

24.87

Once

−17.28

14.66

0.2

−33.60

15.67

0.1

Twice

−25.50

15.3

−43.39

14.82

IL-6

(pg/ml)

HDF

−19.54

14.05

0.00

−46.20

20.33

0.00

HD

15.17

22.62

15.33

26.63

Once

−12.20

8.34

0.01

−32.07

13.96

0.00

Twice

−25.66

15.17

−58.92

16.55

hs-CRP

(μg/ml)

HDF

−41.05

23.72

0.00

−66.93

19.60

0.00

HD

9.33

40.23

2.94

28.47

Once

−23.16

16.00

0.00

−51.87

17.25

0.00

Twice

−55.96

18.19

−80.48

8.54

  1. Hb Hemoglobin, Ca Calcium, P Phosphorus, PTH Parathyroid hormone, β2m beta 2 microglobulin, IL-6 interleukin-6, hs-CRP highly sensitive C-reactive protein