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. 2018 Dec 31;37(4):404–413. doi: 10.23876/j.krcp.18.0064

Table 5.

Serum concentrations of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the peritoneal dialysis patients classified according to sarcopenia and obesity

Parameter Sarcopenic obesity Nonsarcopenic obesity Sarcopenia & nonobesity Nonsarcopenic & nonobesity
hs-CRP (mg/L) 8.0 ± 0.3 6.8 ± 0.7 6.0 ± 1.4 4.3 ± 0.5
sICAM-1 (ng/mL) 251.0 ± 95.0 385.0 ± 29.0, 180.0 ± 52.0 153.0 ± 17.0
MDA (μmol/L) 8.9 ± 0.2 5.2 ± 1.2 7.2 ± 2.0 7.0 ± 0.6
Lp (a) (mg/dL) 56.0 ± 2.0 62.0 ± 12.0 61.0 ± 17.0 58 ± 6.0
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 234.0 ± 61.0 185.0 ± 30.0 186.0 ± 28.0 150.0 ± 9.0
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 220.0 ± 26.0 182.0 ± 26.0 154.0 ± 11.0 161.0 ± 5.0
LDL-C (mg/dL) 129.0 ± 13.0 110.0 ± 26.0 67.0 ± 8.5 86.0 ± 4.5
HDL-C (mg/dL) 45.0 ± 10.0 35.0 ± 2.0, 50.0 ± 8.0 45.0 ± 2.0

Data are presented as mean ± standard error.

HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp (a), lipoprotein (a); MDA, malondialdehyde; sICAM-1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule type 1.

P < 0.05 versus nonsarcopenic & nonobesity;

P < 0.05 versus sarcopenia & nonobesity.