Table 2.

Logistic Regression Analysis of Hematological Parameters Associated with Sarcopenia in different categories

Variable	Normal (Non-sarcopenic) (n = 202)	Sarcopenic Non-obese (n = 153)	Sarcopenic Obesity (n = 56)	Total Sarcopenic (n = 209)
Hemoglobin (per 1 g/dL decrease)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.40 (1.16–1.69)	1.48 (1.19–1.84)	1.40 (1.22–1.61)
p-value	-	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Hematocrit (per 3% decrease)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.35 (1.12–1.63)	1.42 (1.15–1.75)	1.35 (1.18–1.55)
p-value	-	0.002	0.001	< 0.001
White Blood Cell Count (per 1 × 10⁹/L increase)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.10 (0.98–1.24)	1.15 (1.00-1.32)	1.12 (1.02–1.23)
p-value	-	0.103	0.048	0.018
Platelet Count (per 50 × 10⁹/L decrease)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.18 (0.98–1.42)	1.22 (0.98–1.52)	1.18 (1.02–1.37)
p-value	-	0.084	0.078	0.025
Red Cell Distribution Width (per 1% increase)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.21 (1.07–1.37)	1.26 (1.08–1.47)	1.22 (1.10–1.35)
p-value	-	0.003	0.003	< 0.001
Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (per 10-unit increase)
OR (95% CI)	1.00 (Reference)	1.04 (0.98–1.10)	1.06 (0.99–1.13)	1.05 (0.98–1.10)
p-value	-	0.172	0.092	0.051

OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval. Models are adjusted for age, sex, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, albumin, Dialysis vintage (duration of hemodialysis), Kt/V, and C-reactive protein. P < 0.05-significant, P < 0.001-highly significant