Table 2.
Nutritional Status
| Overall cohort n = 112 |
NF-CKD n = 62 (55%) |
F-CKD n = 50 (45%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritional Parameters | ||||
| Albumin, gr/dl | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 0.04 |
| Prealbumin, mg/dl | 28.3 ± 5.4 | 29.3 ± 5.4 | 25.8 ± 5.1 | 0.037 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 167 ± 37 | 163 ± 31 | 171 ± 44 | 0.28 |
| Transferrin, mg/dl | 230 ± 40 | 229 ± 39 | 233 ± 41 | 0.62 |
| Vitamin D (25OH), ng/ml | 29 ± 17 | 30 ± 15 | 28 ± 19 | 0.57 |
| CRP, mg/dl | 0.46 ± 0.75 | 0.46 ± 0.79 | 0.46 ± 0.72 | 0.98 |
| nPCR, mg/kg/24 h | 758 ± 227 | 787 ± 240 | 723 ± 206 | 0.13 |
| Hypoproteic diet, % | 37 | 38 | 35 | 0.76 |
| Body Compositiona | ||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.0 ± 4.8 | 27.7 ± 4.2 | 28.3 ± 5.5 | 0.52 |
| MAMC, cm2 | 25 ± 3 | 25 ± 3 | 24 ± 3 | 0.10 |
| Bio-impedentiometry results | ||||
| Lean tissue, % | 48 ± 12 | 52 ± 11 | 43 ± 10 | < 0.001 |
| Fat tissue, % | 35 ± 9 | 33 ± 9 | 39 ± 8 | < 0.001 |
| Lean tissue/fat tissue ratio | 1.60 ± 0.98 | 1.84 ± 1.09 | 1.22 ± 0.61 | 0.004 |
| Over Hydration, L | 1.3 ± 1.7 | 1.2 ± 1.8 | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 0.44 |
| Malnutrition | ||||
| PEW, % | 29 | 21 | 38 | 0.047 |
| MIS > 7% | 27 | 11 | 46 | < 0.001 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables
CRP C Reactive Protein, nPCR Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate, BMI Body Mass Index, MAMC Mid-Arm Muscle Circumference, PEW Protein Energy Wasting, MIS Malnutrition Inflammation Score
a data regarding body composition are available only for 84 patients