Table 3.
Correlations among Myostatin serum levels, nutritional and functional parameters in HD patients
| N = 37 | Age | HD-age | MSTN | Phosphate | BMI | LTI | FTI | CRP | Albumin | McA | MIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1 | ||||||||||
| HD-age | 0.12 | 1 | |||||||||
| MSTN | −0.63§ | 0.01 | 1 | ||||||||
| Phosphate | − 0.44+ | − 0.08 | 0.4* | 1 | |||||||
| BMI | 0.06 | −0.09 | − 0.4* | − 0.06 | 1 | ||||||
| LTI | −0.68 § | 0.143 | 0.82 § | 0.38* | −0.45 | 1 | |||||
| FTI | 0.28 | −0.2 | −0.65 § | − 0.18 | − 0.18§ | −0.7 § | 1 | ||||
| CRP | 0.27 | 0.17 | −0.19 | −0.12 | 0.05 | −0.17 | −0.06 | 1 | |||
| Albumin | −0.09 | −0.04 | 0.35* | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.3 | −0.01 | −0.07 | 1 | ||
| McA | 0.19 | 0.43+ | 0.06 | −0.09 | −0.54+ | 0.18 | −0.45+ | − 0.006 | −0.18 | 1 | |
| MIS | 0.47+ | −0.06 | −0.39* | − 0.04 | −0.29 | − 0.44+ | −0.02 | 0.37* | −0.43* | 0.12 | 1 |
Correlation coefficients are shown. * p < 0.05; + p < 0.01; § p < 0.001
Abbreviations: Hemodialysis (HD), Myostatin (Mstn), Body mass index (BMI), Fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), Overhydration (OH), C-reactive protein (CRP), McAuley index (McA), Malnutrition Inflammation Score (MIS)