Table 1 Patient profile
ARB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (+) | (–) | p value | ||
Age | (Years old) | 68.8 ± 6.33 | 68.1 ± 6.10 | 70.1 ± 6.71 | 0.234 |
Gender (M to F ratio) | 149:111 | 95:72 | 54:39 | 0.855 | |
Vintage of dialysis | (Years) | 5.61 ± 3.25 | 5.63 ± 3.30 | 5.56 ± 3.18 | 0.939 |
Diabetes | 89 | 63 | 26 | 0.112 | |
CAD | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0.109 | |
CHF | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0.609 | |
Stroke | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.817 | |
SBP at the beginning of session | (mmHg) | 148.5 ± 9.40 | 153.2 ± 7.99 | 140.1 ± 10.3 | <0.001 |
DBP at the beginning of session | (mmHg) | 74.5 ± 5.44 | 75.6 ± 5.16 | 72.4 ± 5.81 | 0.024 |
BUN | (mg/dL) | 63.0 ± 5.25 | 63.4 ± 5.16 | 62.5 ± 5.42 | 0.503 |
Kt/V | 0.96 ± 0.12 | 0.96 ± 0.11 | 0.96 ± 0.11 | 0.997 | |
Alb | (g/dL) | 3.63 ± 0.19 | 3.65 ± 0.17 | 3.60 ± 0.21 | 0.354 |
Hb | (g/dL) | 10.0 ± 0.33 | 10.0 ± 0.32 | 10.1 ± 0.35 | 0.570 |
CRP | (mg/dL) | 1.00 ± 0.99 | 0.97 ± 1.10 | 1.07 ± 0.77 | 0.701 |
K | (mEq/L) | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 0.053 |
Ca | (mg/dL) | 8.6 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 0.3 | 8.5 ± 0.3 | 0.096 |
P | (mg/dL) | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 0.928 |
TC | (mg/dL) | 155.4 ± 18.4 | 154.8 ± 18.0 | 156.3 ± 19.1 | 0.769 |
Blood glucose | (mg/dL) | 123.4 ± 19.9 | 122.4 ± 19.5 | 125.3 ± 20.9 | 0.576 |
AF | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0.098 | |
Changes of ST–T segment in ECG | 101 | 71 | 30 | 0.105 | |
HCV infection | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.428 | |
ACEI | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.683 | |
ARB | 167 | 167 | 0 | – | |
CCB | 186 | 139 | 47 | <0.001 | |
beta-B | 88 | 66 | 22 | 0.009 | |
VD | 157 | 111 | 46 | 0.007 | |
Weekly dose of Erythropoietin/DW | (U/w/kg) | 119.7 ± 44.4 | 121.5 ± 44.5 | 116.6 ± 44.6 | 0.354 |