The use of low-calcium dialysate has been associated with decreased LV contractility and a corresponding decrease in blood pressure. It was further associated with a significant intradialytic decrease in blood pressure in both healthy and cardiac-compromised HD patients and patients with decreased LV ejection fraction.
intercept verb [T]. âº to âstop or âcatch something or someone that is on the way from one âplace to another so that it does not âreach the âintended âplace: to intercept a âletter The âball was intercepted by Grady.
In this case, the intercept is the mean of the reference group, and each of the unstandardized regression coefficients is the difference in the dependent variable between one of the treatment groups and the mean of the reference group (or control group).