Table 1 Background characteristics of the study participants
From: Associations between pulmonary congestion on chest ultrasound and survival in hemodialysis patients
Characteristic | Quantity |
|---|---|
Gender (M/F) | 29/32 |
Age (year) | 75.2 ± 10.7 |
Duration of HD (year) | 6.2 ± 8.4 |
Primary cause of ESKD, n (%) | |
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 10 (16.4) |
Diabetic nephropathy | 28 (45.9) |
Nephrosclerosis | 13 (21.3) |
Unknown and others | 10 (16.4) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 53 (86.9) |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 28 (45.9) |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 11 (18.0) |
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 8 (13.1) |
Body weight (kg) | 52.3 ± 10.8 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 145 ± 26 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 ± 15 |
Heart rate (beat/min) | 75 ± 13 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.1 ± 0.6 |
Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 50.0 ± 17.9 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 7.3 ± 2.6 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 137 ± 4 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 1.06 ± 2.19 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.4 ± 1.3 |
NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 13,851 (4764–34,279) |
LVDd (mm) | 45.7 ± 7.0 |
LVDs (mm) | 30.8 ± 7.8 |
LVEF (%) | 60.1 ± 13.4 |
Maximum WT (mm) | 11.5 ± 1.7 |
UFR (kg/h) | 0.51 ± 0.24 |
UFR/BW (1/h) | 0.99 ± 0.42 |
ΔB-lines/pre B-lines | 0.59 ± 0.22 |