Table 4.

Changes in Clinical and Nutritional Parameters According to the Reason of the Nutritional Intervention and the Contact Person

Person of Contact	Before the Intervention	After the Intervention	P
Motive: Potassium >5.5mEq/L
Patient (N = 48)
Median (IQR)	6.2 (6.1-6.4)	5.7 (5.4-6.0)	<0.001
N (%)	48 (30.8%)	35 (22.4%)	<0.001
Caregiver (N = 22)
Mean ± standard deviation	6.3 ± 0.3	5.7 ± 0.7	0.001
N (%)	22 (14.1%)	14 (9.0%)	0.008
Patient and caregiver (N = 5)
Mean ± standard deviation	6.6 ± 0.4	5.7 ± 0.9	0.038
N (%)	5 (3.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0.500
Nursing home (N = 3)
Mean ± standard deviation	5.9 ± 0.2	5.6 ± 0.7	0.368
N (%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1.000
Motive: Phosphorus >5.5 mg/dL
Patient (N = 43)
Median (IQR)	6.5 (6.1-7.2)	5.6 (4.9-6.1)	<0.001
N (%)	43 (27.6%)	24 (15.4%)	<0.001
Caregiver (N = 10)
Mean ± standard deviation	6.7 ± 0.8	5.1 ± 1.5	0.012
N (%)	10 (6.4%)	4 (2.6%)	0.031
Motive: Phosphorus <3.5 mg/dL
Patient (N = 16)
Mean ± standard deviation	2.4 ± 0.7	3.0 ± 0.9	0.021
N (%)	16 (10.26%)	10 (6.41%)	0.031
Caregiver (N = 22)
Median (IQR)	2.8 (1.9-3.2)	2.7 (2.1-3.6)	0.197
N (%)	22 (14.1%)	14 (9-0%)	0.008
Nursing home (N = 7)
Median (IQR)	3.0 (2.7-3.3)	2.3 (2.1-4.6)	0.735
N (%)	7 (4.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0.500
Motive: IDWG >4.5%
Patient (N = 21)
Median (IQR)	4.6 (4.1-7.1)	4.1 (3.5-6.6)	0.033
N (%)	11 (7.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0.500
Caregiver (N = 17)
Mean ± standard deviation	5.5 ± 1.6	5.2 ± 1.8	0.303
N (%)	11 (7.0%)	10 (6.4%)	1.000

IQR, interquartile range; IDWG, interdialytic weight gain.