Table 4: Inflammatory biomarkers measurements. Plasma concentration (pg/mL) of pro- and anti-inflammatory agents (TNF-α, CRP and IL-6) in pre- and post-dialysis of NBP and IH groups.

Inflammatory molecules NBP IH p-values
TNF-α (pg/mL) Pre-dialysis 12.9 ± 2.5 12.3 ± 2.4 p (Time) = 0.016
p (Group) = 0.698
p (Interaction) = 0.731
Post-dialysis 14.4 ± 3.8 14.3 ± 3.1
CRP (mg/L) Pre-dialysis 17.6 ± 7.4 21.5 ± 7.1 p (Time) = 0.241
p (Group) = 0.863
p (Interaction) = 0.731
Post-dialysis 18.1 ± 8 22.2 ± 7
IL-6 (pg/mL) Pre-dialysis 841 ± 48 790 ± 67 p (Time) < 0.001
p (Group) = 0.045
p (Interaction) < 0.001
Post-dialysis 870 ± 73 986 ± 112

Data are represented as means ± SD. Comparison between NBP and IH groups was performed with the MANOVA model.