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Table 1 Demographics and patient characteristics, comparing mean values by categorical HIA status

From: Temporality of heparin-induced antibodies: a retrospective study in outpatients undergoing hemodialysis on unfractionated heparin

 

Overall

HIA negative (OD < 0.400)

HIA positive (OD ≥ 0.400)

HIA positive and HNP > 50%

HIA strong positive (OD ≥ 1.000)

Age (years; mean ± SD)

54 ± 15

52 ± 14

55 ± 15

56 ± 20

64 ± 13

Female sex (%)

53

53

52

55

30*

Body mass index (kg/m2; mean ± SD)

28.8 ± 8.2

32 ± 8.3

28.5 ± 7.7

27.8 ± 8.3

27.4 ± 5.1

Time on dialysis (months; mean ± SD)

16.3 ± 29.1

17.8 ± 27.3

12.5 ± 33.0

13.3 ± 36.4

8.3 ± 25.1

Ever smoker (%)

33.3

35.1

29.2

24.2

18.2*

History of cancer (%)

9.7

9.2

7.1

3.1*

9.1

Race (%)

 African American

81

81

81

76

72*

 Caucasian

13

13

12

12

28*

 Other

6

6

7

12

0*

  1. * p < 0.05 for independence