Table 3 Baseline characteristics of MHD patients with and without LVH

Demographics

Age (years)

60 (47, 69)

59.5 (49.5,70.5)

61 (46, 68)

0.479

Males (%)

53.75

66.67

0.151

Vintage (months)

48 (18, 104)

56(24, 114)

40 (17, 98)

0.196

BMI(kg/m²)

22.6 (20.3, 25.3)

22.8 (20.1, 25.4)

22.1 (20.5, 24.9)

0.489

ESRD causes (%)

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Glomerulonephritis

49.6

53.8

43.1

Diabetic nephropathy

16.8

15.0

19.6

Hypertensive nephropathy

11.5

6.3

19.6

Others

22.1

25.0

17.7

Laboratory tests

Hgb (g/l)

114(108, 121)

115.5(108, 121)

113(107, 120)

0.283

Alb (g/l)

39.7(37.8, 41.8)

39.2 ± 3.2

39.7 ± 3.8

0.112

BUN (mmol/l)

28.2(23.5, 32.4)

28.8(23.5, 33.5)

27.6(22.9, 29.9)

0.132

Creatine (μmol/l)

1004 (852, 1191)

1011 (880, 1191)

983 (837, 1188)

0.513

UA (μmol/l)

449.6 ± 94.5

450 ± 101.8

448 ± 82.6

0.884

adjusted Ca (mmol/l)

9.4 ± 0.7

9.4 ± 0.7

9.4 ± 0.7

0.716

P (mmol/l)

1.62 ± 0.54

1.62 ± 0.56

1.64 ± 0.51

0.817

PTH (μg/ml)

173.0(96.4, 337.6)

186.5(107.4, 361.7)

163.7(58.1, 300.7)

0.186

LDL (mmol/l)

2.28 ± 0.81

2.21 ± 0.83

2.37 ± 0.76

0.271

HDL (mmol/l)

0.98(0.82, 1.25)

0.98(0.79, 1.25)

1.00(0.84, 1.24)

0.500

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.11(3.51, 4.81)

4.27(3.72, 4.84)

4.00(3.46, 4.74)

0.402

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.94 (1.29, 2.75)

1.94 (1.22, 2.62)

1.90 (1.31, 3.16)

0.500

Total Protein (g/l)

70.68 ± 4.67

69.9 ± 4.05

71.9 ± 5.32

0.019

Glucose (mmol/l)

6.71(5.41, 9.18)

6.77(5.72, 9.02)

6.65(5.30, 9.68)

0.992

Potassium (mmol/l)

4.92 ± 0.75

5.05 ± 0.74

4.71 ± 0.73

0.014

Na (mmol/l)

138.0 ± 3.4

138.2 ± 3.3

137.6 ± 3.6

0.354

CO₂CP (mmol/l)

23.8 ± 3.0

23.5 ± 2.9

24.4 ± 3.2

0.109

Dialysis related indices

spKt/V

1.49 ± 0.26

1.47 ± 0.27

1.51 ± 0.24

0.378

URR (%)

70.46 ± 7.26

70.03 ± 7.04

71.13 ± 7.63

0.411

Fistula use (%)

84.7

85.0

84.3

1.000

Intradialytic weight loss (kg)

2.7 (2.3, 3.2)

2.7 (2.3, 3.3)

2.5 (2.0, 3.0)

0.145

Clinical and echocardiography indices (%)

Pre-dialysis SBP (mmHg)

151 ± 16

154 ± 14

146 ± 17

0.004

Pre-dialysis DBP (mmHg)

76 ± 11

77 ± 12

75 ± 10

0.367

Post-dialysis SBP (mmHg)

145 ± 16

148 ± 15

141 ± 18

0.008

Post-dialysis DBP (mmHg)

79 ± 11

80 ± 12

79 ± 11

0.702

LVM (g)

197.5 (161.7, 262.0)

243.5 (199.1, 280.8)

149.0 (123.6, 181.9)

< 0.001

LVMI (g/m²)

115.0 (95.9, 144.7)

133.1 (120.9, 161.1)

87.7 (77.2, 97.7)

< 0.001

LVEF (%)

65.3 (59.3, 71.1)

63.3 (54.8, 69.2)

68.6 (63.1, 72.0)

0.003

MPA (cm)

2.3 (2.1, 2.5)

2.3 (2.2, 2.7)

2.2 (2.1, 2.4)

0.013

LAD (cm)

3.8 (3.4, 4.1)

3.9 (3.5, 4.4)

3.9 (3.3, 4.0)

0.005

IVSd (cm)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

< 0.001

LVIDd (cm)

5.0 (4.6, 5.4)

5.1 (4.9, 5.7)

4.5 (4.3, 5.0)

< 0.001

LVIDs (cm)

3.2 (2.8, 3.6)

3.4 (3.1, 3.9)

2.9 (2.7, 3.2)

< 0.001

PWT (cm)

0.97 (0.88, 1.10)

1.00 (0.90, 1.10)

0.90 (0.80, 1.00)

< 0.001