| Variable | Group 1 (n = 12) | Group 2 (n = 28) | Group 3 (n = 48) | F | P value | L.S.D. | ||||
| Age (Years) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 48.33 ± 10.81 36 - 70 | 56.07 ± 11.72 36 - 73 | 53.48 ± 13.09 20 - 72 | 1.79 | 0.172 |
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| Sex | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | χ2 |
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| Female Male | 2 10 | 16.7 83.3 | 10 18 | 35.7 64.3 | 21 43.8 27 56.2 | 3.06 | 0.217 |
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| Dry body weight (Kg) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 75.75 ± 5.86 62 - 85 | 83.82 ± 7.79 68 - 103 | 78.40 ± 7.54 60 - 90 | 6.746 | 0.002* | P1 = 0.002* P2 = 0.273 P3 = 0.003* | ||||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 23.13 ± 1.71 21 - 26.3 | 27.01 ± 2.00 23.5 - 30.8 | 25.44 ± 2.06 20 - 29.0 | 16.37 | 0.001** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.000** | ||||
| IDWG (kg) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 2.88 ± 0.23 2.5 - 3 | 4.61 ± 0.58 4 - 6 | 3.92 ± 0.73 2 - 5 | 31.459 | 0.001** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.000** | ||||
| UF volume (liter) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 2.86 ± 0.26 2.3 - 3 | 4.09 ± 0.33 3.5 - 4.5 | 3.62 ± 0.59 2 - 4.5 | 27.028 | 0.001** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.000** | ||||
| HB (gm/dl) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 9.70 ± 0.88 8.4 - 11 | 10.38 ± 1.44 7.9 - 13 | 10.27 ± 1.42 7.8 - 13 | 1.071 | 0.347 |
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| Albumin (gm/dl) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 2.77 ± 0.38 2.20 - 3.50 | 3.61 ± 0.43 2.80 - 4.20 | 3.57 ± 0.41 2.80 - 4.30 | 20.419 | 0.001** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.660 | ||||
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 5.27 ± 0.51 4.50 - 6 | 7.14 ± 0.88 5.5 - 9 | 7.02 ± 0.75 5 - 8.5 | 28.395 | 0.001** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.512 | ||||
| Endothelin-1 (pg/ml) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD Range | 1136.25 ± 62.35 1020 - 1200 | 685.71 ± 100.74 500 - 850 | 682.92 ± 114.73 500 - 870 | 96.338 | 0.000** | P1 = 0.000** P2 = 0.000** P3 = 0.911 | ||||