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Table 5 Comparison of variables between super high-flux hemodialysis (SHF-HD) and online hemodiafiltration (OHDF) by the same ranges of the estimated albumin leakage (EAL)

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

Item

Before matching

After matching

EAL < 2.5 g/session in SHF-HD

EAL < 2.5 g/session in OHDF

P value

EAL < 2.5 g/session in SHF-HD

EAL < 2.5 g/session in OHDF

P value

(a) EAL < 2.5 g in SHF-HD versus OHDF

Patients, n

217

83

 

75

75

 

Age, years

74.8 ± 10.7

72.4 ± 9.5

0.043

73.1 ± 10.2

72.8 ± 9.8

0.959

Dialysis vintage, months

89.1 ± 90.2

150.5 ± 138.3

 < 0.001

173.3 ± 97.5

121.9 ± 109.9

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus, % with/without

40.1/59.9

34.9/65.1

0.430

32.0/68.0

38.7/61.3

0.495

Body mass index, kg/m2

21.0 ± 3.6

21.1 ± 3.0

0.638

20.7 ± 3.4

21.1 ± 3.0

0.551

Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.069

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.762

Corrected calcium, mg/dL

9.3 ± 0.7

9.3 ± 0.6

0.798

9.4 ± 0.7

9.3 ± 0.6

0.112

Phosphorus, mg/dL

4.8 ± 1.4

5.2 ± 1.2

0.028

5.0 ± 1.4

5.2 ± 1.2

0.517

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.9 ± 1.1

10.8 ± 1.1

0.728

10.8 ± 1.1

10.8 ± 1.0

0.873

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL

0.724 ± 1.684

0.229 ± 0.403

0.007

0.468 ± 1.282

0.236 ± 0.423

0.046

Kt/V

1.7 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.3

0.006

1.7 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.3

0.147

(b) 2.5 ≤ EAL < 5.0 g/session in SHF-HD versus OHDF

Patients, n

117

121

 

103

103

 

Age, years

70.2 ± 9.9

67.3 ± 10.5

0.049

69.5 ± 9.8

69.0 ± 9.6

0.842

Dialysis vintage, months

106.0 ± 91.3

115.2 ± 93.2

0.362

116.9 ± 91.5

116.5 ± 94.6

0.835

Diabetes mellitus, % with/without

36.8/63.2

41.3/58.7

0.508

38.8/61.2

38.8/61.2

 > 0.999

Body mass index, kg/m2

22.1 ± 4.1

23.5 ± 4.6

0.006

22.2 ± 4.2

22.5 ± 3.6

0.237

Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.799

0.8 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

0.876

Corrected calcium, mg/dL

9.2 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.7

0.391

9.1 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.7

0.340

Phosphorus, mg/dL

5.0 ± 1.3

5.4 ± 1.4

0.131

5.1 ± 1.4

5.3 ± 1.5

0.465

Hemoglobin, g/dL

11.2 ± 1.1

11.1 ± 1.4

0.155

11.2 ± 1.1

11.1 ± 1.5

0.115

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL

0.266 ± 0.429

0.514 ± 1.394

0.815

0.289 ± 0.451

0.342 ± 0.838

0.628

Kt/V

1.7 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

0.038

1.7 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

0.331

Item

Before matching

After matching

5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session in SHF-HD

5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session in OHDF

P value

5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session in SHF-HD

5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session in OHDF

P value

(c) 5.0 ≤ EAL < 7.5 g/session in SHF-HD versus OHDF

Patients, n

21

179

 

20

20

 

Age, years

64.0 ± 12.2

61.2 ± 11.4

0.312

63.4 ± 12.2

62.1 ± 12.5

0.892

Dialysis vintage, months

136.1 ± 106.6

150.5 ± 118.5

0.692

142.0 ± 105.8

136.9 ± 120.7

0.787

Diabetes mellitus, % with/without

33.3/66.7

28.5/71.5

0.620

35.0/65.0

25.0/75.0

0.731

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.8 ± 3.4

22.8 ± 3.5

0.162

23.7 ± 3.5

22.6 ± 3.7

0.433

Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day

0.8 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.1

0.346

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.1

0.871

Corrected calcium, mg/dL

9.1 ± 0.5

9.1 ± 0.7

0.886

9.1 ± 0.6

9.2 ± 0.5

0.871

Phosphorus, mg/dL

5.5 ± 2.1

5.7 ± 1.5

0.524

5.6 ± 2.0

6.0 ± 1.6

0.440

Hemoglobin, g/dL

11.1 ± 1.3

11.4 ± 1.2

0.498

11.1 ± 1.3

11.3 ± 1.2

0.665

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL

0.617 ± 1,069

0.330 ± 0.955

0.020

0.411 ± 0.513

0.255 ± 0.263

0.344

Kt/V

1.6 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.3

0.632

1.6 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.3

0.925