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Items
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Baseline
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|---|
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NF group
|
PS group
|
|---|
|
Number of patients
|
18
|
19
| |
|
CRP (mg/dL)
|
0.51 ± 0.48
|
0.74 ± 0.65
|
n.s.
|
|
nPCR (g/kg/day)
|
0.89 ± 0.16
|
0.89 ± 0.15
|
n.s.
|
|
%CGR (%)
|
114 ± 25
|
115 ± 21
|
n.s.
|
|
Albumin (g/dL)
|
3.6 ± 0.3
|
3.5 ± 0.3
|
n.s.
|
|
MNA-SF
|
13 ± 1
|
13 ± 1
|
n.s.
|
|
MNA screening score (n)
|
|
Normal nutritional status
|
17
|
18
|
n.s.
|
|
At risk of malnutrition
|
1
|
1
|
|
Malnourished
|
0
|
0
|
|
Itchiness (VAS values)
|
21.6 ± 18.3
|
14.2 ± 16.4
|
n.s.
|
|
Body weight (kg)
|
61.0 ± 11.7
|
66.1 ± 12.7
|
n.s.
|
|
Blood cell counts
|
|
White blood cell (/μL)
|
6448 ± 1925
|
7396 ± 2395
|
n.s.
|
|
Red blood cell (× 104/μL)
|
356 ± 28
|
362 ± 48
|
n.s.
|
|
Platelet (× 104/μL)
|
21.9 ± 6.3
|
21.8 ± 6.7
|
n.s.
|
- MNA screening score: normal nutritional status, 12–14 points; at risk of malnutrition, 8–11 points; malnourished, 0–7 points
- n.s. not significant, CRP C-reactive protein, %CGR % creatinine generation rate, nPCR normalized protein catabolic rate, MNA-SF Mini nutrition Assessment-short form, VAS visual analog scale, NF Filtryzer® NF, PS polysulfone
