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Table 6 Comparison between different groups as regards percentage change in drugs and costs 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

Kt/V/wk

HDF

15.24

11.35

0.00

16.47

10.50

0.00

HD

−0.46

4.83

0.51

5.13

Once

5.32

7.31

0.00

8.47

5.12

0.00

Twice

23.50

6.18

23.66

8.70

Epo dose/kg

(U/kg)

HDF

−3.57

2.11

0.04

−11.85

10.32

0.01

HD

−2.18

1.54

6.47

26.48

Once

−3.58

2.18

0.9

−10.83

9.15

0.8

Twice

−3.57

2.15

−12.76

11.69

(EPO/kg) /Hct Ratio

HDF

−10.42

11.42

0.03

−24.14

16.50

0.00

HD

0.36

12.79

7.92

36.19

Once

−6.41

11.35

0.1

−20.68

20.53

0.6

Twice

−13.75

10.81

−27.25

12.13

Iron Dose

(mg/month)

HDF

−5.12

27.86

0.5

−21.76

25.98

0.03

HD

−0.03

30.23

−0.97

31.62

Once

−12.9

33.26

0.3

−22.26

33.09

0.6

Twice

1.88

21.3

−21.30

19.41

Dialysis costs

(EGP/month)

(US$/month)

HDF

42.5 (5.667)

14.27 (1.903)

0.00

42.58 (5.677)

14.29 (1.905)

0.00

HD

0.02 (0.003)

0.25 (0.033)

0.02 (0.003)

0.318 (0.0424)

Once

27.92 (3.723)

0.29 (0.039)

0.00

27.93 (3.724)

0.391 (0.052)

0.00

Twice

55.74 (7.432)

0.35 (0.0467)

55.77 (7.436)

0.54 (0.072)

Non-Dialysis costs (EGP/month) (US$/month)

HDF

−5.72 (−0.763)

0.96 (0.128)

0.00

−9.65 (−1.287)

8.93 (1.191)

0.00

HD

−0.56 (− 0.075)

1.88 (0.251)

93.68 (12.491)

198 (26.4)

Once

−4.56 (−0.608)

1.84 (0.245)

0.00

−7.11 (−0.948)

7.05 (0.94)

0.02

Twice

−6.7 (−0.893)

1.46 (0.195)

−11.93 (−1.591)

10.16 (1.355)

Net costs/m (EGP/month) (US$/month)

HDF

21.45 (2.86)

7.20 (0.96)

0.00

19.81 (2.6410

7.32 (0.976)

0.00

HD

−0.08 (−0.011)

0.70 (0.093)

9.47 (1.263)

17.36 (2.315)

Once

14.22 (1.896)

1.50 (0.2)

0.00

13.27 (1.769)

2.12 (0.283)

0.00

Twice

27.96 (3.728)

1.53 (0.204)

25.69 (3.425)

4.69 (0.625)

  1. EPO Erythropoietin, Hct hematocrit value