A arm (n = 12) | B arm (n = 8) | p-value | |
Age (years) | 61.1 ± 12.6 | 48.1 ± 16.5 | 0.640 |
Sex (male, %) | 8.3 | 25.0 | 0.537 |
Underlying disease (%) | |||
Diabetes | 60 | 40 | 1.000 |
Hypertension | 75 | 87.5 | 0.619 |
Heart disease | 41.7 | 50.0 | 1.000 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 125.0 ± 13.8 | 128.7 ± 29.9 | 0.50 |
Mean BP (mmHg) | 66.6 ± 9.8 | 78.7 ± 16.4 | 0.62 |
Dialysis vintage (years) | 6.5 ± 3.5 | 8.1 ± 8.8 | 0.532 |
Dry body weight (kg) | 54.7 ± 10.8 | 57.6 ± 12.4 | 0.511 |
Laboratory test | |||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.8 ± 0.9 | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 1.000 |
Hematocrit (%) | 33.1 ± 3.2 | 32.0 ± 2.4 | 0.671 |
Serum protein (g/dl) | 6.7 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 0.4 | 0.587 |
Serum albumin (g/dl) | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 0.560 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 72.8 ± 15.1 | 57.7 ± 12.3 | 0.032 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 10.2 ± 1.31 | 9.9 ± 1.9 | 0.440 |
Dialysis dose (Kt/V) | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 0.280 |
Urea reduction rate (URR) | 74.6 ± 4.3 | 72.5 ± 5.2 | 0.247 |