Table 2.

Odds ratios for clinical factors associated with the presence of sarcopenia

	OR	95% CI	p
Age (y)	1.08	1.05–1.11	<  0.001
Duration of HD (y)	1.10	1.04–1.16	<  0.001
Gender (male)	1.19	0.66–2.15	0.561
BMI (kg/m2)	0.73	0.65–0.83	<  0.001
Diabetes (yes)	3.11	1.63–5.93	<  0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	1.11	0.86–1.42	0.421
Serum albumin (g/dL)	0.17	0.06–0.49	0.001
Log CRP	1.40	0.03–2.38	0.211

Results are from multivariate logistic regression analyses

Data are expressed as odds ratios: OR (95% confidential intervals: CI)

Abbreviations: HD hemodialysis, BMI body mass index, CRP C-reactive protein