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Table 2 Comparison of variables before and after propensity score matching in type IV and type I groups

From: Super high-flux dialyzers improve survival in patients on hemodialysis: a cohort study of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) Renal Data Registry

Variable

Before matching

After matching

IV

I

P value

IV

I

P value

n (%male)

97,927 (62.1)

1506 (47.0)

 < 0.0001

763 (42.6)

763 (44.9)

0.353

Age, years

70.9 ± 11.8

77.8 ± 9.8

 < 0.0001

77.9 ± 9.7

78.1±  9.7

0.768

Vintage, months

61 (28–121)

46 (19–101)

 < 0.0001

44 (17–100)

44 (19–99)

0.712

Diabetes mellitus, %

54.2

56.8

0.078

51.3

52.9

0.505

Comorbid CVD, %

35.2

41.2

 < 0.0001

45.2

47.2

0.441

Systolic BP, mmHg

150 ± 25

146 ± 27

 < 0.0001

148 ± 27

149 ± 27

0.605

Diastolic BP, mmHg

76 ± 14

73 ± 15

 < 0.0001

73 ± 15

74 ± 14

0.886

Heart rate, bpm

74 ± 13

74 ± 13

0.791

73 ± 13

73 ± 13

0.580

BMI, kg/m2

21.3 ± 3.9

19.4 ± 3.5

 < 0.0001

19.3 ± 3.5

19.3 ± 3.5

0.871

Serum UN, mg/dL

59.6 ± 15.8

56.4 ± 18.7

 < 0.0001

56.4 ± 16.0

55.9 ± 17.3

0.519

Creatinine, mg/dL

9.4 ± 2.8

7.0 ± 2.7

 < 0.0001

6.9 ± 2.5

7.0 ± 2.5

0.417

β2MG, mg/L

26.9 ± 6.9

31.1 ± 11.6

 < 0.0001

30.6 ± 10.7

31.3 ± 11.5

0.203

Kt/V

1.47 ± 0.31

1.31 ± 0.31

 < 0.0001

1.33 ± 0.30

1.32 ± 0.29

0.269

Serum albumin, g/dL

3.5 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.6

 < 0.0001

3.2 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.5

0.871

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.8 ± 1.3

10.4 ± 1.5

 < 0.0001

10.5 ± 1.4

10.5 ± 1.4

0.501

CRP, mg/dL

0.16 (0.06–0.50)

0.30 (0.09–1.15)

 < 0.0001

0.25 (0.08–0.80)

0.24 (0.08–0.93)

0.456

Calcium, mg/dL

8.7 ± 0.7

8.5 ± 0.8

 < 0.0001

8.5 ± 0.8

8.5 ± 0.8

0.570

Phosphate, mg/dL

5.1 ± 1.4

4.8 ± 1.7

 < 0.0001

4.7 ± 1.5

4.8 ± 11.6

0.362

Intact-PTH, pg/mL

127 (69–205)

108 (54–194)

0.001

107 (54–186)

110 (54–189)

0.689

nPCR, g/kg/day

0.84 ± 0.18

0.77 ± 0.20

 < 0.0001

0.78 ± 0.17

0.77 ± 0.18

0.217

  1. Data are shown as frequencies (percentages), mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range). β2MG, β2-microglobulin; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CRP, C-reactive protein; CVD, cardiovascular disease; nPCR, normalized protein catabolic rate; UN, urea nitrogen; PTH, parathyroid hormone