Table 2 Secondary outcomes of the study
SZC group (n = 60) | SPS group (n = 60) | Comparison bet. gps. at baseline | Comparison bet. gps. at week 8 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Week 8 | P0 | Baseline | Week 8 | p0 | P1 | P2 | ||||
Interdialytic weight gain (kg) | 3.0 (2.0–4.2) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.205 | 3.0 (2.5–3.5) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.624 | 0.997 | 0.793 | |||
BP (mmHg) | |||||||||||
- Systolic BP | 134.4 ± 25.1 | 136.4 ± 16.7 | 0.636 | 136.3 ± 18.4 | 138.5 ± 17.3 | 0.506 | 0.664 | 0.540 | |||
- Diastolic BP | 79.3 ± 14.6 | 81.2 ± 9.6 | 0.369 | 80.7 ± 10.9 | 82.3 ± 9.8 | 0.415 | 0.590 | 0.552 | |||
Need for rescue therapy (No) | - | 2 (3.3%) | NA | - | 4 (6.6%) | NA | - | 0.678 | |||
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 0.634 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 0.765 | 0.218 | 0.387 | |||
Serum electrolytes | |||||||||||
Sodium (mEq/L) | 136.1 ± 15.8 | 138.4 ± 4.1 | 0.324 | 136.1 ± 3.8 | 137.5 ± 3.7 | 0.074 | 0.993 | 0.266 | |||
Calcium (mg/dl) | 8.9 ± 1.1 | 9.1 ± 1.3 | 0.357 | 9.2 ± 0.9 | 9.2 ± 1.3 | 0.892 | 0.078 | 0.604 | |||
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 5.8 (4.9–7.0) | 5.2 (3.7 − 7.3) | 0.440 | 6.0 (5.3–6.6) | 5.6 (4.3 − 7.4) | 0.881 | 0.779 | 0.387 | |||