Table 2. Demographic parameters and anthropometric measurements of study patients.

Parameters of patients	Mean ± STD	Median, IQR	Minimum	Maximum
Age in years	51.2 ± 14.8	55, 21	20	90
Duration of Hemodialysis in years	4.6 ± 4.1	3, 4	3 months	22 years
Height in cm	162.5±  9.3	162.5, 11	140	187
Weight in Kg	63.4  ±13.7	63.5, 18.5	32.5	114
Body mass index (BMI)	24 ± 5	23.3, 5.9	14.8	42.2
Handgrip strength (HGS)	33.9 ± 8	34, 11	10	52
Triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT)	10.5 ± 3.8	10, 4	3	80
Mid arm circumference (MAC)	26.3 ± 3.1	26, 4	18	38
Calf circumference (CC)	29.7 ± 3	30, 4	21	39
Mid arm muscle circumference (MAMC)	23 ± 2.6	23.2, 3.4	15.5	30.3