Table 3 Relationship of descriptive features with post-dialysis recovery time – country results (n = 294)
From: Impact of variables on recovery time in patients undergoing hemodialysis: an international survey
Variables | TURKEY (n = 187) | PORTUGAL (n = 107) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recovery time | Recovery time | P value | Recovery time | Recovery time | P value | |
< 180 minutes | ≥ 180 minutes | < 120 minutes | ≥ 120 minutes | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
60 (32.1) | 127 (67.9) | 46 (43) | 61 (57) | |||
Comorbid chronic disease | 0.016* | 0.326* | ||||
Yes / No | 48 (29.1) /12 (54.5) | 117 (70.9) / 10 (45.5) | 41 (41.8) / 5 (55.6) | 57 (58.2) / 4 (44.4) | ||
Heart failure | 13 (20.0) /47 (38.5) | 52 (80.0) / 75 (61.5) | 0.010* | 19 (47.5) / 27 (40.3) | 21 (52.5) / 40 (59.7) | 0.546 |
Yes / No | ||||||
Age (year) | 62 [54.25-70] | 64 [56–70] | 0.218*** | 66 [57-72.25] | 71 [64-78.50] | 0.035*** |
Kt/V | 1.74 ± 0.25 | 1.72 ± 0.25 | 0.594**** | 1.82 ± 0.34 | 1.68 ± 0.30 | 0.023**** |
CRP (mg/dl) | 7.85 [3.47–19.92] | 7.1 [3.9–20.1] | 0.734*** | 1 [0.8–1.1] | 1.1 [0.9-4.0] | 0.016*** |
Sodium (mEq/l) | 137.5 [136–139] | 137 [134–138] | 0.147*** | 140 [137-141.25] | 138 [135–141] | 0.012*** |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.81 [3.52–4.08] | 3.84 [3.62-4.0] | 0.977*** | 4.05 [3.8–4.22] | 4.2 [3.9–4.45] | 0.021*** |
Predialysis creatinine | 6.95 [5.35–8.63] | 6.67 [5.51–7.7] | 0.317*** | 7.15 [6.2–8.92] | 8.2 [6.8–9.95] | 0.045*** |
(mg/dl) | ||||||
Bicarbonate (mEg/l) | 22 [19–25] | 22 [20–25] | 0.902*** | 21.55 [20.15–23.8] | 20.1 [19.2–21.0] | < 0.001*** |
IDWG (kg) | 2.44 ± 0.92 | 2.73 ± 0.94 | 0.049**** | 2.02 ± 0.75 | 2.09 ± 0.70 | 0.630**** |
Commuting time from home to the dialysis center (minute) | 18.08 [13.18–28.56] | 22 [15.33–29.75] | 0.049*** | 13.87 [9.50-23.25] | 18.66 [12.62–29.08] | 0.010*** |
Waiting time after arriving at the dialysis center (minute) | 5.83 [4.16–7.16] | 6.33 [4.91–7.58] | 0.028*** | 12.16 [7.08–19.27] | 15 [9-28.54] | 0.083*** |
Employement status | 0.214** | 0.022** | ||||
Working | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | ||
Unemployed | 56 (31.1) | 124 (68.9) | 36 (38.7) | 57 (61.3) | ||
High-flux dialyzer use | 0.013* | 107 (100) | - | |||
Yes / No | 47 (38.5) / 13 (20) | 75 (61.5) / 52 (80) | ||||