2.4. Assessment of IDWG and Blood Pressure
’ systolic blood pressure
Each participants’ body weight was measured before and after each HD session. IDWG was defined as the amount of fluid (kg) removed during the HD session. To better assess the changes in IDWG, the ultrafiltration rate was set according to the IDWG in each HD session and correlated with the participant’s post-dialysis body weight against the target dry weight. The participants’ systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were recorded using a sphygmomanometer.