Table 3.

The association between the stage of chronic kidney disease and sarcopenia.

	Unadjusted		Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	OR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P
eGFR ≥ 45	Reference		Reference		Reference		Reference
eGFR < 45	2.44 (1.80–3.31)	< 0.001	1.49 (1.07–2.09)	0.020	1.63 (1.11–2.38)	0.012	1.52 (1.02–2.28)	0.042

Model 1: adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, and pulse pressure. Model 2: adjusted for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in addition to Model 1. Model 3: adjusted for serum albumin and hemoglobin in addition to Model 2.

CI, confidence interval; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; OR, odds ratio.