Research Article
Hemodialysis Adequacy and Its Impact on Long-Term Patient Survival in Demographically, Socially, and Culturally Homogeneous Patients
Table 2
Some hemodialysis characteristics and laboratory parameters in two groups.
| Group | Group A | Group B | value |
| Mean of blood hemoglobin (gram/dl) | 7.1 ± 1.4 versus | 10.5 ± 1.1 gram/dl | <0.01 | Mean of serum potassium (mEq/L) | 4.8 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | =0.68 | Mean of serum phosphate (mg/dl) | 5.86 ± 0.90 | 6.36 ± 0.81 | =0.25 | Mean of serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 5.40 ± 058 | 5.02 ± 0.49 | =0.24 | Mean of serum BUN (mg/dl) | 75.53 ± 35.71 | 68.15 ± 36.01 | <0.01 | Mean of weekly Kt/V | 1.63 ± 0.63 | 2.54 ± 0.12 | <0.01 | Mean of the numbers of hemodialysis sessions per week | 1.45 ± 0.56 | 2.8 ± 0.41 | <0.04 | Mean single pool Kt/V in each hemodialysis | 1.43 ± 0.25 | 1.3 ± 0.07 | <0.04 | Mean of hemodialysis session length (hours) | 4.46 ± 0.42 | 3.4 ± 0.32 | <0.01 |
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Milliequivalents/liter. Milligram/deciliter. |