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Table 2 Clinical, biological parameters according to presence of PAH

From: Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension on maintenance hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

Variables

PAH-

PAH+

P-value

Age (years)

52.0 ± 16.5

54.6 ± 14.3

0.482

KT/V weekly

1.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.1

0.960

Dry weight, Kg

70.5 ± 16.3

66.9 ± 14.9

0.354

IWG max kg

2.8 ± 1.2

3.4 ± 1.5

0.014

Pre-dialysis SBP mmHg

153.0 ± 18.1

164.0 ± 18.2

0.012

Pre-dialysis DBP mmHg

85.6 ± 15.5

81.9 ± 14.8

0.311

PP mmHg

67.3 ± 16.7

82.2 ± 16.8

< 0.001

Duration in HD, month

14.4 ± 12.2

18.5 ± 10.2

0.264

BMI, kg/m2

25.5 ± 5.4

24.6 ± 4.6

0.503

Residual diuresis, mL

625.0 (241.0–1010.0)

774,0 (370.0–1680.0)

0.711

Creatinin, mg/dL

9.7 ± 3.2

9.9 ± 4.4

0.804

BUN, mg/dL

139.2 ± 51.9

147.3 ± 56.6

0.525

Uric Acid, mg/dL

7.3 ± 1.9

7.6 ± 2.0

0.560

Na+, mmol/L

134.7 ± 2.5

132.5 ± 3.4

0.048

K+, méq/L

4.6 ± 0.6

4.6 ± 0.6

0.949

PxCa,2 mg2/dL2

42.8 ± 12.9

44.5 ± 16.0

0.607

Albumin, g/L

36.3 ± 5.9

36.1 ± 5.4

0.876

Hb g/dL

9.0 ± 1.6

8.8 ± 1.0

0.509

Hct, %

27.2 ± 5.3

26.7 ± 3.6

0.672

Total Cholesterol, mg/dL

172.2 ± 38.7

183.7 ± 29.7

0.188

HDL-c, mg/dL

45.5 ± 17.1

50.1 ± 21.5

0.298

LDL-c, mg/dL

103.4 ± 33.3

118.4 ± 32.3

0.060

Triglyceride, mg/dL

114.2 ± 40.6

118.6 ± 37.2

0.642

Vit D, ng/mL

27,3 (0,0-35,0)

26.9 (10.4–38.5)

0.132

PTH, pg/mL

379,3 (197,6-509,0)

282.9 (16.1–1308.6)

0.886

Ferritin, ng/mL

339.5 (45.5–20,000)

458.4 (212.4–2000.0)

0.817

S. Iron, μmol/L

12.8 (10.2–14.5)

13.1 (9.5–24.9)

0.705

Troponin, ng/L

15.4 (1.5–48.0)

16.4 (7.6–34.0)

0.670

ProBNP, pg/mL

5907.0 (1509–22,222)

12,846.0 (4548–25,000)

0.425

CRP mg/L

33.3 (0.6–76.0)

18.5 (1.9–112.0)

0.186

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviations (ET), crude (n) and relative frequency (in percent)
  2. Abbreviations: SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, BMI body mass index, IWG interdialytic weight gain, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, MDRD modification of diet in renal disease, BUN blood urea nitrogen, PxCa phosphate calcium product, PTH parathormon, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, ProBNP Pro brain natriuretic peptid