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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Unfractionated heparin versus nafamostat mesylate for anticoagulation during continuous kidney replacement therapy: an observational study

 

Nafamostat mesylate (n = 129)

Unfractionated heparin (n = 157)

p-value

Age, years

68 (12)

68 (13)

0.737

Sex

  

0.271

 Male, n (%)

92 (71)

122 (78)

 

 Female, n (%)

37 (29)

35 (22)

 

Height, cm

162.0 (10.2)

163.6 (8.9)

0.176

Weight, kg

59.6 (19.1)

60.5 (13.2)

0.639

Admission type, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Medical

85 (65.9)

69 (43.9)

 

 Emergency surgery

26 (20.2)

24 (15.3)

 

 Elective surgery

18 (14.0)

64 (40.8)

 

 Cardiovascular surgery, n (%)

47 (36.4)

98 (62.4)

 < 0.001

Admission route, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Ward

63 (48.8)

38 (24.2)

 

 Operation room

39 (30.2)

81 (51.6)

 

 Emergency room

26 (20.2)

34 (21.7)

 

 Other hospital

1 (0.8)

4 (2.5)

 

 APACHE II score

28 (7)

27 (7)

0.061

Chronic medical condition

 Hypertension, n (%)

99 (76.7)

134 (85.4)

0.087

 Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

43 (33.3)

80 (51.0)

0.004

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

18 (14.0)

19 (12.1)

0.774

 Maintenance dialysis, n (%)

56 (43.4)

102 (65.0)

 < 0.001

 Heart failure, n (%)

3 (2.3)

2 (1.3)

0.824

 Respiratory failure, n (%)

2 (1.6)

3 (1.9)

1.000

 Liver failure, n (%)

2 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

0.394

 Liver cirrhosis, n (%)

9 (7.0)

2 (1.3)

0.029

 Bleeding risk, n (%)

56 (43.4)

82 (52.2)

0.172

  1. Values are presented as means with standard deviations otherwise specified
  2. APACHE II denotes acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II