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Table 2 Admission bioelectrical impedance vector analysis data, haemodynamics, oxygen exchange and biochemical data

From: Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in critically ill patients: a prospective, clinician-blinded investigation

 

Dehydration

Normal

Overhydration

P valuea

(n =14)

(n =22)

(n =25)

BIVA data

    

 Hydration, %

71.0 (64.2–72.6)

73.5 (73.2–73.9)

85.2 (78.4–89.0)

<0.001

 Resistance/height, Ω/m

321 (249–348)

314 (257–351)

224 (188–267)

0.002

 Reactance/height, Ω/m

43.6 (40.7–58.9)

29.6 (26.4–33.9)

16.5 (11.5–20.4)

<0.001

 Phase angle, degrees

9.1 (7.3–10.3)

5.5 (5.2–6.3)

3.8 (3.0–4.4)

<0.001

Haemodynamic data

    

 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg

71 (67–76)

78 (70–92)

71 (67–78)

0.13

 Central venous pressure, mmHg

11 (8–12)

10 (8–12)

12 (10–14)

0.08

 Missing observations, n

3

9

0

 

 Noradrenaline, μg/min

3.5 (0–6)

0 (0–2)

6 (1–10)

0.04

Oxygen exchange

    

 FiO2, %

0.40 (0.25–0.50)

0.30 (0.21–0.40)

0.30 (0.21–0.40)

0.28

 PaO2, mmHg

82 (67–98)

105 (75–122)

82 (72–97)

0.07

 PaO2/FiO2 ratio, mmHg

249 (166–300)

334 (273–407)

316 (236–419)

0.06

Biochemical data

    

 Creatinine, μmol/L

72 (55–131)

70 (40–100)

116 (73–160)

0.03

 Missing observations, n

1

0

0

 

 Sodium, mmol/L

138 (134–142)

137 (135–140)

137 (135–139)

0.97

 Lactate, mmol/L

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

1.5 (1.1–2.4)

1.9 (1.4–2.5)

0.45

  1. BIVA bioelectrical impedance vector analysis, FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen, PaO2 partial pressure of arterial oxygen
  2. Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range)
  3. aStatistical comparisons of the data were performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test