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Table 3 Baseline blood pressure, pre-dialysis and post-dialysis systolic and diastolic blood pressures between the two groups

From: Association between dialysate sodium concentration and interdialytic weight gain in patients undergoing twice weekly haemodialysis

 

Low DNa (dialysate Na: 137)

High DNa (dialysate Na: 140)

P Value

Baseline SBP (mmHg)

156.24 ± 25.18

156.51 ± 23.43

0.957

Baseline DBP (mm/Hg)

78.54 ± 14.65

77.7 ± 12.88

0.940

Pre-dialysis SBP (mmHg)

152.14 ± 19.99

156.95 ± 26.45

0.379

Pre-dialysis DBP (mmHg)

78.99 ± 12.20

79.75 ± 11.25

0.629

Post-dialysis SBP (mmHg)

147.29 ± 22.22

151.48 ± 25.65

0.569

Post-dialysis DBP (mmHg)

77.85 ± 12.82

79.66 ± 15.78

0.621