Table 1 |
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| Demographic and clinical characteristics of studied groups | |||
| Parameters | Controls(n = 20) | Patients(n = 40) | Significance P < |
| Age (years) | 12.10 ± 2.59 | 12.83 ± 1.89 | 0.126 |
| 6.00 - 15.00 | 6.00 - 15.00 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 10 (50.00%) | 25 (62.50%) | |
| Female | 10 (50.00%) | 15 (37.50%) | |
| Time on hemodialysis (years) | - | 2.18 ± 1.36 | - |
| 1.00 - 7.00 | |||
| Hemoglobin (gram/dL) | 11.50 ± 0.94 | 9.35 ± 0.85 | 0.001 |
| 10.00 - 12.90 | 8.70 - 11.60 | ||
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 93.6 ± 22.41 | 468.00 ± 177.55 | 0.001 |
| 58.00 - 127.00 | 157.00 - 750.00 | ||
| Urea (mg/dL) | 22.90 ± 5.64 | 196.10 ± 23.50 | 0.001 |
| 15.00 - 32.00 | 150.00 - 229.00 | ||
| pH | 7.39 ± 0.02 | 7.32 ± 0.02 | 0.001 |
| 7.35 - 7.40 | 7.30 - 7.35 | ||
| PCO2 (mmHg) | 38.95 ± 1.10 | 31.74 ± 6.92 | 0.001 |
| 37.00 - 40.00 | 18.20 - 43.10 | ||
| PO2 (mmHg) | 87.59 ± 11.5 | 112.56 ± 24.35 | 0.001 |
| 88.00 - 96.00 | 87.00 - 169.00 | ||
| HCO3- (μmol/L) | 22.90 ± 0.64 | 15.66 ± 4.13 | 0.001 |
| 22.00 - 24.00 | 8.10 - 21.20 | ||
Data are express as mean ± SD minimum - maximum or number (%); significance versus controls.
Hamed et al. BMC Nephrology 2012 13:136 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-13-136
