Research Article
Adequacy of Hemodialysis and Its Associated Factors among Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 3
Treatment characteristics associated with inadequate hemodialysis.
| | Factors | URR | value | Kt/V | value | | Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) |
| | Dialyzer surface area (m2) | | <1.4 | 87 (69.0) | 39 (31.0) | 0.023 | 79 (62.7) | 12 (31.6) | 0.033 | | ≥1.4 | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | | 6 (35.3) | 46 (43.8) | | | Vascular access in the last month | | Temporary | 27 (71.1) | 11 (28.9) | 0.420 | 26 (68.4) | 12 (31.6) | 0.226 | | Permanent | 67 (63.8) | 38 (36.2) | | 59 (56.2) | 46 (43.8) | | | Months since dialysis initiation | | 3–12 | 53 (63.1) | 31 (36.9) | 0.428 | 48 (57.1) | 36 (42.9) | 0.467 | | >12 | 41 (69.5) | 18 (30.5) | | 37 (62.7) | 22 (37.3) | | | Number of dialysis sessions per week | | 1 | 0 | 2 (100.0) | 0.128 | 0 | 2 (100.0) | 0.222 | | 2 | 15 (62.5) | 9 (37.5) | | 15 (62.5) | 9 (37.5) | | | 3 | 79 (67.5) | 38 (32.5) | | 70 (59.8) | 47 (40.2) | | | Dialysis sessions in a month | | 2–11 | 32 (60.4) | 21 (39.6) | 0.300 | 31 (58.5) | 22 (41.5) | 0.901 | | >11 | 62 (68.9) | 28 (31.1) | | 54 (60.0) | 36 (40.0) | | | Blood flow rate (ml/min) | | <250 | 13 (65.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0.941 | 13 (65.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0.566 | | ≥250 | 81 (65.9) | 42 (34.1) | | 72 (58.5) | 51 (41.5) | | | Ultrafiltration (liters) | | 0–2 | 65 (65.7) | 34 (34.3) | 1.000 | 60 (60.6) | 39 (39.4) | 0.716 | | 2–4 | 29 (65.9) | 15 (34.1) | | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | | <10 | 45 (71.4) | 18 (28.6) | 0.203 | 44 (69.8) | 19 (30.2) | 0.029 | | ≥10 | 49 (61.3) | 31 (38.7) | | 41 (51.3) | 39 (48.7) | |
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Temporary access included central venous catheters and permanent access included arteriovenous fistulae and arteriovenous graft in 3 patients. |
