Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants.
| Female Controls (n=10) | Hemodialysis Patients | |||
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| Female (n=9) | Male (n=11) | Totals (n=20) | ||
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| Age (yrs) | 55 ± 5 | 59 ± 13 | 52 ± 15 | 55 ± 14 |
| Diabetes (%) | 20 | 22 | 55 | 40 |
| Time on dialysis (yrs) | 10 ± 11 | 7 ± 6 | 8 ± 8 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31 ± 5 | 31 ± 9 | 30 ± 10 | 30 ± 10 |
| Range | 24-40 | 16 - 44 | 20 - 50 | |
| 3 month weight change (kg) | ---- | 0.8 ± 1.8 | -0.1 ± 1.9 | 0.4 ± 1.9 |
| 6 month weight change (kg) | ---- | 0.7 ± 1.3 | 0.4 ± 2.9 | 0.5 ± 2.3 |
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| SNAQ scores by question | ||||
| Appetite | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 3.2 ± 1.4 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 1.1 |
| Satiety | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 3.7 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 1.2 |
| Food taste | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 0.8 |
| Normal intake | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.8 |
| Total | 14.9 ± 2.6 | 12.0 ± 3.4 | 15.3 ± 2.1 | 13.8 ± 3.1 |
Values are means ± SD
There were no statistically significant (P<0.05) differences between groups