Research Article
Malnutrition Markers and Serum Ghrelin Levels in Hemodialysis Patients
Table 3
Serum ghrelin levels based on body mass index (BMI), age, and serum albumin levels in HD patients and controls.
| Groups variables | HD patients () | Control () | Pv |
| BMI (Kg/m²) | | | | <25 | 4.9 (1.1–18.5) () | 7.8 (2.4–16.9) () | 0.01 | ≥25 | 5.2 (1.1–16.1) () | 8 (3.3–18.3) () | 0.04 | Pv | 0.17 | 0.5 | | Age (yrs) | | | | <50 | 5.8 (1.1–18.5) () | 7 (2.4–18.3) () | 0.06 | >50 | 3.8 (1.1–15.6) () | 6.5 (3.5–10.2) () | | Pv | 0.055 | 0.17 | | Albumin | | | | <3.5 | 3.8 (1.2–9.7) () | — () | | >3.5 | 6.1 (1.1–18.5) () | 7.8 (2.4–18.3) () | 0.001 | Pv | 0.04 | — | |
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