Table 4.
Comparison of uremic toxins, MDA and cytokines between sarcopenic and not-sarcopenic individuals.
| Variables | Sarcopenic (n = 18) |
Not Sarcopenic (n = 45) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uremic toxins | |||
| PCs (µmol/L) | 0.65 ± 0 | 0.79 ± 0.18 | 0.24 |
| IS (µmol/L) | 1.83 ± 2.61 | 2.2 ± 3.13 | 0.43 |
| Pro-Inflammatory cytokines | |||
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.4 ± 4.93 | 2.88 ± 4.83 | 0.70 |
| TNFα (pg/mL) | 14.63 ± 8.84 | 14.14 ± 8.65 | 0.99 |
| MCP-1 (pg/mL) | 428.88 ± 316.49 | 447.17 ± 199.71 | 0.36 |
| IL17 (pg/mL) | 2.4 ± 4.93 | 2.88 ± 4.83 | 0.70 |
| Anti-Inflammatory cytokines | |||
| IL12p70 (pg/mL) | 0.605 ± 1.80 | 1.471 ± 2.13 | 0.45 |
| IL-10 (pg/mL) | 1.08 ± 1.66 | 2.4 ± 5.87 | 0.039 |
| Fetuin-A (ng/mL) | 0.56 ± 0.65 | 0.64 ± 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Oxidative Stress | |||
| MDA (µmol/L) | 0.275 ± 0.31 | 0.346 ± 0.18 | 0.47 |
PCs, p-cresyl sulfate; IS, indoxyl sulfate; IL, interleukin; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha; MCP-1, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1; MDA, malondialdehyde. Significant correlations are highlighted in bold.