Table 1.
General patient data
| Patient characteristics | Group A Proteinuria <1 g/day (n = 25) |
Group B Proteinuria 1–3 g/day (n = 13) |
Group C Proteinuria >3 g/day (n = 14) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68.85 ± 11.85 | 59.72 ± 19.06 | 61.48 ± 16.27 |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 17 (68%) | 8 (61.5%) | 11 (78.6%) |
| Females | 8 (32%) | 5 (38.5%) | 3 (21.4%) |
| Time on hemodialysis (months)* | 34.56 ± 23.3 (r: 6–88) | 25.15 ± 19.40 (r: 6–58) | 18.21 ± 9.58 (r: 6–74) Diabetics* 16.4 ± 4.5 Nondiabetics* 21.6 ± 2.3 |
| Hypertensives, n = 32 (61.54%) | 17 (68%) | 7 (53.8%) | 8 (57.1%) |
| Diabetics,** n = 14 (27%) | 3 (12%) | 3 (23%) | 8 (57%) |
| Urinary output (mL/day) | 756 ± 367 | 688 ± 299 | 606 ± 382 |
| Proteinuria*** (g/day) | 0.33 ± 0.3 (r: 0.0–0.88) | 1.66 ± 0.54 (r: 1.03–2.75) | 7.18 ± 2.80 (r: 3.04–21.5) |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179 ± 21 | 198 ± 37 | 188 ± 35 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.99 ± 0.37 | 3.94 ± 0.36 | 3.70 ± 0.56 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 1.44 ± 2.61 | 0.82 ± 1.07 | 1.10 ± 1.41 |
| Pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 23581 ± 48341 | 12053 ± 32318 | 15621 ± 41695 |
| Troponin T (ng/mL) | 0.06 ± 0.06 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.06 |
| Adiponectin μg/mL | 12.16 ± 7.55 | 12.99 ± 10.95 | 13.67 ± 7.29 |
| MIS | 4.92 ± 2.33 | 5.00 ± 1.88 | 4.79 ± 3.12 |
| Body mass index | 27.02 ± 4.16 | 25.76 ± 4.58 | 27.73 ± 5.63 |
| Ultrafiltration rates (L/session) | 2.08 ± 0.72 | 1.85 ± 0.5 | 2.22 ± 1.17 |
| Kt/V | 1.33 ± 0.1 | 1.29 ± 0.1 | 1.31 ± 0.1 |
| nPCR (g/kg/day) | 1.05 ± 0.27 | 1.11 ± 0.38 | 1.09 ± 0.49 |
*
Notes: P < 0.048;
**
P < 0.009;
***
P < 0.001.
Abbreviations: MIS, malnutrition-inflammatory score; nPCR, normalized protein catabolic rate; r, range; CRP, C-reactive protein; Pro-BNP, pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.