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Table 3 Percentage of patients reporting no symptoms during dialysis, divided into three groups depending on whether systolic blood pressure (SBP) fell by 20 mmHg or greater (group 1), fell by less than 20 mmHg or increased by less than 10 mmHg (group 2), or increased by more than 10 mmHg (group 3)

From: Falls in systolic blood pressure during dialysis which require no nursing intervention are associated with increased patient intra-dialytic symptom self-reporting and prolonged post-dialysis recovery times

Symptom

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Tiredness

31.5

31.4

38.2

Feeling cold

42.6

39.4

38.2

Cramps

48.7

50.3

52.8

Pruritus

50.8

54.9

58.5

Low blood pressure

50.8

53.5

67.5

Dizziness

54.3

58.4

60.2

Backache

56.3

60.5

65.9

Headache

67.0

61.6

72.4

Short of breath

72.1

72.1

76.4

Nausea

75.6

72.7

80.5

Abdominal pain

76.5

79.7

80.5