Table 2.

Associations of Pre-Dialysis Dietitian Care with Nutritional Markers at Dialysis Initiation^*

	Albumin†		Total Cholesterol		Hemoglobin A1c		Weight		BMI
Dietitian Care	Parameter Estimate	P	Parameter Estimate	P	Parameter Estimate	P	Parameter Estimate	P	Parameter Estimate	P
None	Ref	--	Ref	--	Ref	--	Ref	--	Ref	--
0–12 mo	0.00	0.9	−1.68	0.08	0.04	0.7	−0.94	< 0.001	−0.16	0.04
> 12 mo	0.12	< 0.001	−4.42	0.002	−0.20	0.3	0.96	0.005	0.15	0.2

BMI, body mass index; ref, reference

^*Linear regression model adjusted for propensity score for dietitian care.

^†Albumin measured by bromcresol purple dye-binding assay was converted to albumin measured by bromcresol green dye-binding assay by the

following formula: Alb_BCG = 0.55 + Alb_BCP.