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Table 4 Changes in clinical parameters in patients on chronic hemodialysis with 1-year follow-up (n = 58)

From: Evaluation of psychological distress using the K6 in patients on chronic hemodialysis

 

Baseline

Follow-up

p

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

71.5 ± 10.3

  

Height (cm)

156.0 ± 8.5

  

Duration of hemodialysis (years)

8.0 ± 7.8

  

Body weight (dry weight) (kg)

53.3 ± 9.5

53.5 ± 9.9

0.672

BMI (kg/m2)

21.8 ± 3.0

22.0 ± 3.3

0.248

Body fat percentage (%)

29.3 ± 9.4

31.0 ± 9.9

0.036

K6 scores

3.4 ± 3.6

3.6 ± 4.2

0.737

EQ-5D scores

0.737 ± 0.195

0.756 ± 0.208

0.397

SBP (mmHg)

131.3 ± 19.9

139.0 ± 19.9

0.040

DBP (mmHg)

70.6 ± 11.6

76.4 ± 10.9

0.010

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

95.2 ± 47.5

101.0 ± 60.6

0.320

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

55.9 ± 18.6

56.0 ± 17.3

0.919

Blood glucose (mg/dL)

121.6 ± 33.2

124.3 ± 36.5

0.517

Albumin (g/mL)

3.6 ± 0.3

3.6 ± 0.3

0.748

  1. Bold values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)
  2. BMI body mass index (kg/m2), SBP systolic blood pressure (mmHg), DBP diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)