Table 1.
Baseline patients’ characteristics.
| Characteristics | All Patients (n = 109) |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Gender M:F (%) | 61.5:38.5% |
| Age (median; years) | 61 (27–85) |
| HD vintage (median; months) | 50 (6–168) |
| Primary kidney disease (%) | |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 28.4% |
| Glomerulonephritis | 27.5% |
| Hypertensive kidney disease | 16.5% |
| Other | 27.6% |
| Screening for sarcopenia and PEW | |
| MIS (median) | 7 (5–21) |
| SARC-F (median) | 1 (0–10) |
| ISRNM PEW criteria (%) | |
| Normal status | 21.1% |
| Mild PEW | 29.4% |
| Moderate PEW | 23.9% |
| Severe PEW | 5.5% |
| Comorbidities (%) | |
| Diabetes | 26.9% |
| CVD | 39% |
| AH | 77% |