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Table 3 Laboratory data in each group

From: Walking aids and complicated orthopedic diseases are risk factors for falls in hemodialysis patients: an observational study

Ā 

Falls (nā€‰=ā€‰133)

Non-falls (nā€‰=ā€‰496)

Ā 

meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

p

Pre-BUN (mg/dL)

60.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11

61.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11.5

0.414

Post-BUN (mg/dL)

18.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.9

19.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.1

0.217

Creatine (mg/dL)

9.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.3

10.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.6

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Pre-eGFR (mL/分Ā /1.73 m2)

4.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.1

4.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.8

0.098

Post-eGFR (mL/分/1.73 m2)

14.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.4

13.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.9

0.05

Pre-UA (mg/dL)

6.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.2

6.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.3

0.779

Post-UA (mg/dL)

2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

1.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.281

Pre-Na (mEq/L)

138.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.7

138.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.4

0.08

Post-Na (mEq/L)

138.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.5

138.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

0.665

Pre-K (mEq/L)

4.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.6

4.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.6

0.912

Post-K (mEq/L)

3.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

3.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.912

Cl (mEq/L)

103.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.9

103.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.9

0.125

Pre-Ca (mg/dL)

8.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.6

8.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.946

Post-Ca (mg/dL)

9.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

9.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

0.128

P (mg/dL)

5.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.8

5.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.8

0.355

Mg (mg/dL)

2.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

2.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.021

TP (g/dL)

7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

0.834

Alb (g/dL)

3.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

3.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.002

T-cho (mg/dL)

157ā€‰Ā±ā€‰29

156.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰28.6

0.927

TG (mg/dL)

101.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰41.3

122.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰80.6

0.003

HDL-C (mg/dL)

52ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.5

50.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰80.6

0.23

LDL-C (mg/dL)

83.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰23.8

82.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰22.6

0.601

GA (%)

19.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.4

19.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.2

0.512

Glu (mg/dL)

142.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰36.2

134.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰37.2

0.035

AST (U/L)

16.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.7

15.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.2

0.021

ALT (U/L)

10.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.4

10.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.6

0.774

LDH (U/L)

203.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰36.2

193.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰34.6

0.005

ALP (U/L)

278.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰93.4

259.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰104.6

0.056

Ī³-GTP (U/L)

26.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰22.2

27ā€‰Ā±ā€‰28.2

0.858

ChE (U/L)

217.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰56.1

232.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰58.9

0.012

T-Bil (mg/dL)

0.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1

0.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1

0.912

Amy (U/L)

126.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰48.7

129.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰55.2

0.565

Fe (Ī¼g/dL)

66.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11.9

70.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17

0.005

UIBC (Ī¼g/dL)

195.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰39

200.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰43.2

0.167

Fer (ng/mL)

86ā€‰Ā±ā€‰72.7

78.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰59.7

0.231

CPK (IU/L)

120.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰158.9

112.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰88.8

0.817

CPK-MB (ng/mL)

13.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.9

17ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.1

0.37

CRP (mg/dL)

0.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.7

0.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.9

0.063

Adjusted calcium (mg/dL)

9.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

9.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.103

TSAT(%)

26.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.5

26.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.2

0.288

Ī²2MG-S

27.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.8

27.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.2

0.581

I-PTH (pg/mL)

202.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰106.1

223ā€‰Ā±ā€‰143.9

0.135

HANP (pg/mL)

172.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰189.1

114ā€‰Ā±ā€‰158.8

0.015

BNP (pg/mL)

470.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰624.1

290.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰464.5

0.045

WBC (102/Ī¼L)

63.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.4

64ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.1

0.716

RBC (104/Ī¼L)

355.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰27.8

360.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰29.3

0.111

Hb (g/dL)

10.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

10.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.119

Ht (%)

33.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.6

33.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.5

0.408

HCV

95.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.3

94.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.7

0.139

MCH (fL)

30.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.8

30.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.1

0.448

MCHC (pg)

32.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

32.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.024

Plt (102/Ī¼L)

18.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.6

18.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.7

0.224

RET (%)

14.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5

15.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.1

0.663

Basophils (%)

0.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

0.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

0.39

Eosinophils (%)

4.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.6

4.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.6

0.716

Neutrophils (%)

67.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.6

66.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.1

0.074

Lymphocytes (%)

19.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.2

20.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.8

0.015

Monocytes (%)

8.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.9

8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2

0.637

Systolic Bp Start (mmHg)

157.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.2

154.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.7

0.092

Diastolic Bp Start (mmHg)

77.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.9

79.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11

0.082

Systolic Bp End (mmHg)

146ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.1

144.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.8

0.298

Diastolic Bp End (mmHg)

74.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.1

76.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.9

0.015

HR Start (bpm)

73.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.3

75.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.4

0.026

HR End (bpm)

71ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.9

72.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11

0.197

  1. Table 3 presents data on blood tests. Patients in the fall group had significantly lower pre-dialysis levels of creatinine (9.3Ā mg/dL vs. 10.2Ā mg/dL pā€‰<ā€‰0.001), albumin (3.5Ā g/dL vs. 3.6Ā g/dL, pā€‰=ā€‰0.002), triglyceride (101.6Ā mg/dL vs. 122.2Ā mg/dL, pā€‰=ā€‰0.003), and iron (66.3Ā Ī¼g/dL vs. 70.8Ā Ī¼g/dL pā€‰=ā€‰0.005) than those in the non-fall group. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were higher in the fall group (203.5 U/L vs. 193.7 U/L, pā€‰=ā€‰0.005)