Table 1.
Characteristics of incident patients with PD by underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25 to 30 kg/m2), and obese (>30 kg/m2).
| Under-weight N = 159 | Normal N = 985 | Over-weight N = 547 | Obese N = 220 | p-value | |
| Sex female (%) | 68% | 55% | 46% | 64% | 0.001 |
| Age (years) | 55±21 | 57±17 | 60±13 | 59±12 | 0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 132±23.5 | 138.9±24 | 141.7±25.5 | 144.8±26.6 | 0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 81±14 | 83.2±14.2 | 85±14 | 85±14 | 0.003 |
| S-albumin (g/L) | 3.7±1.4 | 4.2±1.2 | 4.3±2.4 | 4.2±1.2 | NS |
| S-creatinine (mg/dL) | 6.8±3.1 | 7.5±4.3 | 7.7±4.6 | 8.2±4.8 | 0.07 |
| S-urea (mg/dL) | 109.6±47 | 116.3±48 | 117±48 | 115.7±44 | NS |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 10.4±2.3 | 10.4±2.9 | 10.8±2.6 | 10.5±2.1 | 0.02 |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) | 4.9±1.9 | 5.5±1.8 | 5.1±1.8 | 5.4±3.3 | NS |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.5±2.2 | 8.4±3.5 | 8.3±2.4 | 8.38±2.4 | NS |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.4±1.1 | 4.6±1 | 4.7±2.4 | 4.5±0.9 | NS |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 106±67 | 115±76 | 122±78 | 127±75 | 0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 143±86 | 172±101 | 209±166 | 223.2±97 | 0.007 |
| Tot cholesterol (mg/dL) | 190.8±55 | 190±63 | 184±61 | 199.9±62 | NS |
| Davies score: | 0.03 | ||||
| 0 | 27% | 22% | 16% | 16% | |
| 1-2 | 62% | 64% | 65% | 67% | |
| >2 | 11% | 14% | 18% | 16% |