Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
From: The impact of preload on 3-dimensional deformation parameters: principal strain, twist and torsion
|  | Total (n = 58) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 59 ± 12 |
Male (%) | 29 (50) |
Ultrafiltration rate (mL/kg/h) | 11.5 ± 4.6 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.4 ± 1.1 |
Hematocrit (%) | 33.4 ± 5.2 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.1 ± 0.3 |
Calcium × phosphate product | 48.7 ± 17.5 |
Cause of renal failure (%) | |
 Diabetes mellitus | 36 (62) |
 Hypertension | 17 (29) |
 Chronic glomerulonephritis | 3 (5) |
 Others causes or cryptogenic | 2 (4) |
 Stroke (%) | 6 (10) |
Current medication (%) | |
 ACEia | 0 (0) |
 ARBb | 42 (72) |
 CCBc | 34 (62) |
 Beta blocker | 37 (64) |
 Statin | 10 (17) |