From: Serum procalcitonin level in chronic hemodialytic patients with no evidence of bacterial infection
Variables (number of Pts) | PCT mean, median (range) (ng/ml) | R | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.6660 | ||
Male (59) | 0.210, 0.170 (0.05–0.84) | ||
Female (30) | 0.267, 0.165 (0.05–1.73) | ||
Primary disease | 0.5464 | ||
DM nephropathy (40) | 0.203, 0.165 (0.05–0.84) | ||
Non-DM (49) | 0.250, 0.170 (0.05–1.73) | ||
Modality of hemodialysis | 0.7601 | ||
HD (82) | 0.232, 0.170 (0.05–1.73) | ||
HDF (7) | 0.191, 0.170 (0.11–0.31) | ||
Blood access | 0.5319 | ||
Native AVF (81) | 0.218, 0.170 (0.05–1.73) | ||
AVG (8) | 0.341, 0.195 (0.10–1.52) | ||
Age | −0.038 | 0.7012 | |
Duration of dialysis | 0.301 | 0.0054 | |
Urine volume/day (45) | −0.247 | 0.0703 | |
Dialysis time | 0.406 | 0.0002 | |
Fluctuation of BP during dialysis | |||
Systolic pressure | 0.114 | 0.2929 | |
Diastolic pressure | 0.163 | 0.1315 | |
Serum creatinine | 0.293 | 0.0062 | |
White blood cell counts | 0.068 | 0.5308 | |
C-reactive protein | 0.113 | 0.3371 | |
Ferritin | 0.074 | 0.4956 | |
β2 microglobulin | 0.193 | 0.0728 | |
Intact PTH | 0.080 | 0.4645 | |
Albumin | 0.015 | 0.9532 | |
Kt/V equivalent | 0.398 | 0.0002 | |
nPCR | 0.109 | 0.3128 | |
Total body water volume | −0.127 | 0.2263 |