Table 3 Characteristics of patients who completed the study and were not withdrawn

Number of patient

14

17

Sex (male/female)

12/2

11/6

n.s.

Age (years)

59.6 ± 11.1

57.8 ± 7.2

n.s.

Dialysis duration (years)

7.7 ± 6.8

10.7 ± 6.2

n.s.

Medical history for diabetes (Y/N)^#

6/8

7/10

n.s.

 Chronic glomerulonephritis

3

6

n.s.

 Diabetic nephropathy

5

6

 IgA nephropathy

1

1

 Nephrosclerosis

2

1

 Polycystic kidney

1

1

 A drop in renal function by chronic rejection after renal transplant

1

0

 Unknown

1

2

Dialysis time (hours)

4.1 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.3

n.s.

Blood flow rate (mL/min)

227 ± 23

238 ± 33

n.s.

Surface area (m²)

2.0 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

n.s.

 Polysulfone/polyether sulfone

1324 ± 302

1355 ± 291

n.s.

 NF

1193 ± 101

–

Membrane material (polysulfone/polyether sulfone)

9/5

10/7

n.s.

Dialysate (without acetate/ with acetate)

4/10

4/13

n.s.