Table 1. Characteristic data of the participating hemodialysis patients with statistical analysis of differences between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients.
|
Total (n= 104) Mean(SD) |
Sarcopenia (n= 34) Mean(SD) |
No sarcopenia (n= 70) Mean(SD) |
t (102) | P-value | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.021* | 1.000 | 0.414 to 2.138 | |||
| Male (%) | 54 (51.92) | 18 (17.31) | 36 (34.62) | |||
| Female (%) | 50 (48.08) | 16 (15.38) | 34 (32.69) | |||
| Age (years) | 59.74 ± 13.62 | 68.65 ± 13.89 | 55.41 ± 11.25 | 5.20 | <.001 | 8.188 to 18.277 |
| Underlying diseases | ||||||
| Hypertension (%) | 74 (71.15) | 22 (21.15) | 52 (50.00) | 1.023* | .359 | 0.262 to 1.537 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 38 (37.54) | 18 (17.31) | 20 (19.23) | 5.861* | .018 | 1.202 to 6.580 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 24 (23.08) | 7 (6.73) | 17 (16.35) | 0.176* | .806 | 0.299 to 2.186 |
| Gout (%) | 11 (10.58) | 4 (3.85) | 7 (6.73) | 0.075* | .747 | 0.326 to 4.417 |
| Heart disease (%) | 23 (22.12) | 9 (8.65) | 14 (13.46) | 0.556* | .461 | 0.551 to 3.765 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.48(4.11) | 21.11(2.47) | 24.64(4.26) | −4.471 | <.001 | −5.094 to −1.963 |
| Duration of hemodialysis (yrs.) | 5.86(4.95) | 7.41(5.70) | 5.10(4.39) | 2.280 | .025 | 0.301 to 4.325 |
| Gait speed (m/s) | 0.96(0.35) | 0.73(0.35 | 1.07(0.29) | −5.238 | <.001 | −0.468 to −0.211 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 23.30(8.41) | 17.26(5.63) | 26.23(7.98) | −5.878 | <.001 | −11.997 to −5.943 |
| Skeletal mass index (kg/m2) | 6.21(1.29) | 5.18(0.95) | 6.71(1.12) | −6.846 | <.001 | −1.975 to −1.088 |
| Depression scores | 7.43(6.35) | 10.29(7.19) | 6.04(5.43) | 3.359 | .001 | 1.741 to 6.761 |
| Physical activity (MET minutes per week) | 1882.31(2946.57) | 592.06(662.66) | 2535.73(3383.55) | −3.408 | .001 | −3161.93 to −835.406 |
Notes.
*
Chi-square test.
- BMI
- body mass index.