Research Article
Associations of Small Fiber Neuropathy with Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Arterial Stiffness in Hemodialysis
Table 3
Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with normal or abnormal QST threshold of the feet.
| Parameters | Cold threshold | Warm threshold | Normal () | Abnormal () | | Normal () | Abnormal () | |
| Age (year) | | | 0.011 | | | 0.100 | Male gender (%) | 65.2 | 48.8 | 0.148 | 23.5 | 54.8 | 0.242 | Duration of dialysis (year) | 9.0 (3.4–11.8) | 6.5 (2.3–10.8) | 0.614 | 9.9 (2.9–12.6) | 6.4 (2.4–10.6) | 0.218 | Smoking history (%) | 47.8 | 36.4 | 0.300 | 31.3 | 39.0 | 0.548 | Diabetes mellitus (%) | 21.7 | 51.9 | 0.008 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.068 | Coronary artery disease (%) | 0 | 10.9 | 0.130 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.364 | baPWV (cm/s) | | | 0.023 | | | 0.694 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | 0.011 | | | 0.797 | GNRI | | | 0.008 | | | 0.873 | Laboratory parameters | | | | | | | Albumin (g/dL) | | | 0.242 | | | 0.919 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 125 (87–304) | 139 (92–219) | 0.309 | 108.5 (88–229) | 139 (91.3–219) | 0.928 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | 0.885 | | | 0.307 | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | | | 0.208 | | | 0.435 | Total calcium (mg/dL) | | | 0.844 | | | 0.371 | Phosphorus (mg/dL) | | | 0.625 | | | 0.058 | product (mg2/dL2) | | | 0.753 | | | 0.041 | Kt/V (Daugirdas) | | | 0.557 | | | 0.857 |
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Abbreviations: baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; GNRI: geriatric nutritional risk index; product: calcium-phosphorus product. |