Table 4.
Comparison of body composition, peritoneal transport, and arterial pulse wave velocity between patients with and without metabolic syndrome
| Variable | All Patients | Nondiabetic Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MES | No MES | P Value | MES | No MES | P Value | |
| Adipose tissue mass (kg) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 15.6±7.9 | 13.1±7.8 | 0.07 | 14.2±11.3 | 13.1±7.8 | 0.6 |
| IDF criteria | 18.2±7.9 | 10.7±5.9 | <0.001 | 18.6±10.4 | 10.3±6.0 | <0.001 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 16.3±7.9 | 11.3±7.0 | 0.001 | 16.7±10.1 | 10.5±6.3 | 0.002 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 15.9±7.9 | 11.3±7.0 | 0.002 | 16.0±9.9 | 10.5±6.3 | 0.01 |
| Overhydration (L) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 3.7±3.2 | 1.5±2.0 | <0.001 | 1.8±2.1 | 1.5±2.0 | 0.7 |
| IDF criteria | 3.0±3.2 | 2.5±2.7 | 0.3 | 1.8±2.3 | 1.5±1.9 | 0.5 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 3.1±3.1 | 2.1±2.6 | 0.05 | 1.3±1.7 | 1.7±2.2 | 0.4 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 3.3±3.1 | 1.4±1.9 | <0.001 | 1.8±2.1 | 1.4±1.9 | 0.5 |
| D/P at 4 hr | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 0.59±0.13 | 0.60±0.13 | 0.9 | 0.60±0.14 | 0.59±0.13 | 0.6 |
| IDF criteria | 0.58±0.12 | 0.61±0.14 | 0.02 | 0.58±0.12 | 0.61±0.13 | 0.13 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 0.58±0.12 | 0.61±0.14 | 0.06 | 0.58±0.12 | 0.61±0.14 | 0.13 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 0.59±0.13 | 0.60±0.14 | 0.4 | 0.59±0.13 | 0.60±0.13 | 0.6 |
| MTAC creatinine (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 8.14±4.15 | 8.39±4.12 | 0.6 | 8.92±5.31 | 8.32±4.06 | 0.4 |
| IDF criteria | 7.66±3.75 | 8.95±4.44 | 0.01 | 7.78±4.06 | 8.91±4.51 | 0.08 |
| original NCEP criteria | 7.87±3.86 | 8.85±4.47 | 0.04 | 8.03±4.09 | 8.78±4.54 | 0.2 |
| modified NCEP criteria | 8.00±3.95 | 8.77±4.44 | 0.12 | 8.28±4.41 | 8.63±4.33 | 0.6 |
| Carotid-femoral PWV (m/sec) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 11.0±2.9 | 9.6±2.3 | 0.001 | 9.1±2.4 | 9.6 ±- 2.3 | 0.3 |
| IDF criteria | 10.8±3.0 | 10.0±2.4 | 0.03 | 9.6±2.5 | 9.5±2.2 | 0.9 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 10.8±3.0 | 9.6±2.1 | 0.002 | 9.4±2.6 | 9.6±2.1 | 0.7 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 10.7±2.9 | 9.7±2.4 | 0.02 | 9.4±2.5 | 9.7±2.1 | 0.5 |
Values expressed with a plus/minus sign are the mean±SD. MES, metabolic syndrome; WHO, World Health Organization; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program; D/P, dialysate-to-plasma creatinine ratio; MTAC, mass transfer area coefficient; PWV, pulse-wave velocity.