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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Impact of hemodialysis solutions containing different levels of molecular hydrogen (H2) on the patient-reported outcome of fatigue

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

p value

Chronic type

HD-responsive type

Fatigue-free type

N

16 (15.2%)

30 (28.6%)

59 (56.2%)

(100.0%)

Age (years)

66.2 ± 14.7

67.7 ± 11.4

66.0 ± 10.8

0.08

Male (%)

7 (43.8%)

18 (60.0%)

37 (62.7%)

0.55

HD vintage (months)

145 ± 133

140 ± 129

95 ± 86

0.09

Presence of DM

8 (50.0%)

18 (60.0%)

33 (55.9%)

0.94

History of CVD

6 (37.5%)

11 (36.7%)

17 (28.8%)

0.85

Prescription of antihypertensive agent

8 (50.0%)

20 (66.7%)

34 (57.6%)

0.71

Dry weight (kg)

58.2 ± 14.8

56.5 + 13.8

60.9 + 15.6

0.41

CTR (%)

49.3 ± 4.5

47.7 ± 4.8

47.3 ± 4.8

0.34

Pre-SBP

161 ± 18

158 ± 26

157 ± 26

0.81

Pre-DBP (mmHg)

86 1 12

S0 ± 11

81 + 14

0.30

Post-SBP

134 ± 20

125 ± 16

134 ± 18

0.07

Post-DBP (mmHg)

75 ± 16

65 ± 10

72 ± 12

0.01

UF volume (kg)

2.8 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.7

0.66

Creatinine (mg/dL)

10.0 ± 2.9

9.2 ± 1.9

9.4 ± 2.5

0.52

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.2 ±  1.8

10.8 ± 0.8

11.1 ± 0.9

0.21

  1. HD, hemodialysis; DM, diabetes mellitus; CVD, cardiovascular diseases; CTR, cardiothoracic ratio; Pre, pre-HD; Post, post-HD; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; UF, ultrafiltration.
  2. Group A: patients who reported fatigue on both HD and HD-free days at baseline; Group B: patients who reported fatigue on HD days, but not on HD-free days; Group C: patients who did not report fatigue on both HD and HD-free days