Table 3.
Median adipokine levels among participants treated with high-dose and usual-dose ESA and unadjusted and adjusted odds of adipokine being below the median
| Variable | High-dose ESA (≥1 mcg/kg/wk of darbepoetin-α) (n = 11) |
Usual-Dose ESA (< 1 mcg/kg/wk of darbepoetin-α) (n = 21) |
Unadjusted Odds Ratio, * (5-95% CI) p-value |
Adjusted Odds Ratio, * (5-95% CI) p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 18718.6 (13328.6, 33469.4) | 15397.4 (8032.5, 53063.7) | 0.76 (0.2-3.3) p = 0.7 |
7.8 (0.5-109.2) p = 0.1 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 30.9 (1.5, 102.6) | 43.4 (9.8, 82.6) | 2.33 (0.5-10.5) p = 0.3 |
1.7 (0.1-19.2) p = 0.7 |
*Odds of cytokine being below the median among those in high vs usual dose ESA,
**Adjusted for gender, hemoglobin, and weight