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Table 1 Comparison the two groups between conventional BFR and increased BFR

From: Effect of increased blood flow rate on renal anemia and hepcidin concentration in hemodialysis patients

 

Conventional BFR

Increased BFR

p-value

BFR, mL/min

200

362 ± 34

< 0.001

Kt/V

1.5 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.4

< 0.001

Treatment time, hrs

3.9 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.3

0.798

BMI, kg/m2

18.7 ± 3.5

19.4 ± 3.4

0.385

Dry weight, kg

47.4 ± 13.1

49.3 ± 13.1

0.605

RBC x103/mL

331 ± 33

325 ± 41

0.631

Hb, g/dL

10.4 ± 1.0

10.2 ± 1.0

0.589

Hct, %

31.1 ± 2.5

31.1 ± 3.2

0.897

Alb, g/dL

3.3 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.4

0.383

T. Chol, mg/dL

153 ± 31

162 ± 32

0.347

UN, mg/dL

45.1 ± 11.3

47.2 ± 14.8

0.511

Creatinine, mg/dL

7.1 ± 2.9

6.4 ± 2.7

0.432

b2MG

28.8 ± 4.5

25.6 ± 4.9

0.076

Copper, mg/dL

95 ± 20

85 ± 29

0.207

Zinc, mg/dL

49 ± 7

53 ± 12

0.532

Selenium, mg/L

60 ± 9

73 ± 14

0.005

Fe, mg/dL

52 ± 22

50 ± 22

0.488

Ferritin, ng/mL

188 ± 152

127 ± 114

0.038

TIBC, mg/dL

205 ± 55

215 ± 64

0.725

UIBC, mg/dL

149 ± 53

165 ± 68

0.411

TSAT, %

27.8 ± 11.8

24.5 ± 11.4

0.438

Total Carnitine, mmol/L

59.1 ± 54.3

31.8 ± 8.9

0.291

Free Carnitine, mmol/L

37.6 ± 34.4

19.7 ± 5.9

0.231

Acylcarnitine, mmol/L

21.4 ± 20.8

12.1 ± 3.7

0.526

nPCR

0.68 ± 0.11

0.76 ± 0.17

0.086

 %CGR

69.1 ± 25.5

69.6 ± 31.1

0.922

Hepcidin, ng/mL

77.8 ± 83.1

46.7 ± 68.7

0.041

ESA, dose/Week

6875 ± 2720

4187 ± 2289

0.004

ERI, dose/kg/g/dL/W

14.9 ± 7.9

9.3 ± 5.7

0.031

CRP, mg/dL

0.55 ± 0.59

0.46 ± 0.71

0.185

  1. Alb albumin, BFR blood flow rate, b2MG b2microglobulin, BMI body mass index, CGR creatinine generation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, Hb hemoglobin, Hct hematocrit, nPCR normalized protein catabolic rate, RBC red blood cell, T. Chol total cholesterol, TAST Transferrin saturation UN urea nitrogen
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