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Table 4 Mean estimated albumin leakage (EAL) and serum albumin (s-Alb) values in each group

From: Effects of high albumin leakage on survival between online hemodiafiltration and super high-flux hemodialysis: the HISTORY study

Item

Group A versus Group B

Group A versus Group C

Group A versus Group D

A group

B group

P value

A group

C group

P value

A group

D group

P value

(a) EAL and s-Alb by the median values in super high-flux hemodialysis (SHF-HD) and online hemodiafiltration (OHDF) patients grouped by EAL and s-Alb

SHF-HD

EAL, g/session

2.6 ± 1.2

2.7 ± 1.4

0.648

2.2 ± 1.1

1.1 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

2.2 ± 1.0

1.1 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

s-Alb, g/dL

3.5 ± 0.1

3.2 ± 0.2

 < 0.001

3.5 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.2

0.246

3.5 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.3

 < 0.001

OHDF

EAL, g/session

7.1 ± 2.1

6.8 ± 1.7

0.621

6.8 ± 1.9

3.1 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

7.1 ± 2.6

3.5 ± 0.7

 < 0.001

s-Alb, g/dL

3.6 ± 0.2

3.2 ± 0.1

 < 0.001

3.6 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.2

0.478

3.6 ± 0.2

3.2 ± 0.1

 < 0.001

Item

EAL < 2.5 g/session

2.5 ≤ EAL < 5.0 g/session

5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session

SHF-HD

OHDF

P value

SHF-HD

OHDF

P value

SHF-HD

OHDF

P value

(b) EAL and s-Alb in SHF-HD and OHDF patients grouped by EAL

EAL, g/session

1.3 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.1

 < 0.001

3.6 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

5.4 ± 0.0

5.9 ± 0.9

0.561

s-Alb, g/dL

3.3 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.3

0.514

3.4 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.3

0.283

3.4 ± 0.2

3.5 ± 0.3

0.623

  1. Group A, high EAL and high s-Alb; Group B, high EAL and low s-Alb; Group C, low EAL and high s-Alb; Group D, low EAL and high s-Alb