Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Serum procalcitonin level in chronic hemodialytic patients with no evidence of bacterial infection
Mean ± SD (range) | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 66 ± 11 (34–89) | |
Male/female | 82 (65.6)/43 (34.4) | |
Duration of dialysis (years) | 6 ± 5 (0–23) | |
Urine volume/day (ml) | 231 ± 295 (0–1000) | 64 (51.2) |
Primary disease | ||
DM nephropathy | 57 (45.6) | |
Non-DM | 68 (54.4) | |
CGN | 19 (15.2) | |
IgA nephritis | 11 (8.8) | |
Nephrosclerosis | 9 (7.2) | |
Others | 16 (12.8) | |
Unknown | 13 (10.4) | |
Modality of hemodialysis | ||
HD/HDF | 112 (89.6)/13 (10.4) | |
Blood access | ||
Native AVF/AVG | 114 (91.2)/11 (8.8) | |
Dialysis time (hours) | 3.9 ± 0.5 (2.3–5.2) | |
Fluctuation of BP during dialysis | ||
Systolic pressure | 44 ± 23 (−38–134) | |
Diastolic pressure | 20 ± 12 (−24–59) | |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 9.5 ± 2.3 (2–15.1) | |
White blood cell counts (×103/μL) | 5.55 ± 2.16 (2.32–16.9) | |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 0.3 ± 0.8 (0–7.4) | |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 133 ± 108 (5–796) | |
β2 microglobulin (mg/dl) | 25.7 ± 6.2 (8.7–42.7) | |
Intact PTH (pg/ml) | 149 ± 93 (5–496) | |
albumin (g/dl) | 3.3 ± 0.3 (2.2–4.0) | |
Kt/V equivalent | 1.23 ± 0.26 (0.41–1.74) | |
nPCR (g/kg/day) | 0.82 ± 0.17 (0.35–1.45) | |
Total body water (ml/kg) | 557 ± 48.6 (428–722) |