Table 3.
Biochemical analysis of the evaluated cohort. Comparison between groups based on the presence of malnutrition according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria or a standardized phase angle <−1.65.
|
Characteristics |
Total (n = 45) |
No Malnutrition (GLIM Criteria) (n = 27) |
Malnutrition (GLIM Criteria) (n = 18) |
p1 | SPA > −1.65 (n =26) |
SPA < −1.65 (n =18) |
p2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical parameters | |||||||
| Haemoglobin | 13.1 (11.7–15.3) | 13(11.2–13.7) | 13.4 (10.3–19) | 0.6 | 12.7(10–13) | 13.4 (11.1–18.4) | 0.6 |
| Lymphocytes | 910 (624–1228) | 680 (296–1227) | 1120 (717–1598) | 0.4 | 810(456–1320) | 1000 (965–1562) | 0.9 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.6 (4.3–4.8) | 4.7 (4.5–4.9) | 4.2 (3.9–4.7) | 0.05 | 4.7 (4.4–4.9) | 4.4 (4–4.8) | 0.05 |
| Prealbumin (mg/dL) | 10.7 (17.7–26.7) | 22.4 (19.3–30.6) | 14.5 (9.5–27.2) | 0.2 | 23.8(19–32) | 17.2 (11.9–25) | 0.3 |
| Ferritin (mg/dL) | 70.2 (36.4–121.2) | 76.8 (11–160) | 63.6 (10–128) | 0.7 | 82 (6–183) | 56.6 (15–110) | 0.6 |
| Transferrin (mg/dL) | 260.5 (231–301) | 287 (230–310) | 255 (170–352) | 0.03 | 269 (219–305) | 260 (198–344) | 0.06 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 191 (175–231) | 215 (175–268) | 174 (162–193) | 0.02 | 213 (160–267) | 181 (152–232) | 0.1 |
| HDL cholesterol | 59 (51–74) | 55 (45–78) | 63 (33–91) | 0.7 | 54 (45–74) | 63 (41–90) | 0.9 |
| LDL cholesterol | 116 (93–139) | 135 (97–163) | 109 (61–129) | 0.1 | 128 (88–167) | 112(70–138) | 0.2 |
| Triglycerides | 100 (85–160) | 143 (71–206) | 93 (67–135) | 0.3 | 107 (50–213) | 100 (72–155) | 0.9 |
| RCP | 3 (1.5–10.4) | 2.5 (0.8–5.2) | 9.2 (−1.8–21.7) | 0.03 | 2.4 (0.4–4.6) | 7.9 (0.3–18.4) | 0.04 |
| IL-6 | 1.4 (0.4–11.9) | 0 (−0.7–5) | 2.8 (−6–3−28) | 0.01 | 0 (−1.5–5.6) | 2.6(−4–22.8) | 0.007 |
| Zinc (mg/dL) | 70.6 (66.7–90.3) | 70 (58.6–85.8) | 91.7 (60–113) | 0.2 | 67 (59–81) | 93 (68–108) | 0.08 |
| Serotonin | 127.5 (92–209) | 197 (78–262) | 117 (20–226) | 0.9 | 159 (60–229) | 126 (41–272) | 0.5 |
| Vitamin D | 17 (13–28) | 17 (8–36) | 17 (11–27) | 0.3 | 22 (9–40) | 16 (9–24) | 0.5 |
p1 refers to the comparison between non-malnutrition and malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria; p2 refers to the comparison between standardized phase angle < and >−1.65. RCP: reactive C protein; IL: interleucine.