Table 2.
Characteristics of the population according EPO response
| VARIABLE (%) | Response n = 33 |
Poor response n = 28 |
p value Final vs Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Final | ∆ | Basal | Final | ∆ | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.96 ± 3.9 | 21.7 ± 3.66 | 0.22 | 22 ± 5.18 | 21.2 ± 3.9 | − 0.14 | 0.674 |
| MIS score | 5 (1–14) | 4 (0–10)* | − 1.57 | 7 (1–13) | 6 (1–11) | 0 | 0.002 |
| Phase Angle (°) | 5.5 (2.1–7.6) | 5.5 (2.5–13)* | 0.74 | 4.7 (2.3–8.5) | 4.8 (2.2–8.1) | −0.26 | 0.1 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 8.8 ± 1.5 | 10.6 ± 1.7 * | Change% 17.9 (3.2–75.4) | 9.5 ± 1.6 | 8.5 ± 1.5 * | Change% − 7.7 (− 39.1–1.6) | 0.001 |
Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, non-parametric as medians or inter-quartile ranges
* p < 0.05 Basal vs Final