Malnutrition Markers and Serum Ghrelin Levels in Hemodialysis Patients
Table 2
Chemical parameters of HD patients and controls.
Groups variables
HD patients ()
Controls ()
Pv
BUN (mg/dL)
60.4 ± 24.5
12.8 ± 3.3
0.0001
Uric acid (mg/dL)
6.3 ± 1.7
5.7 ± 1.5
0.007
Creatinine (mg/dL)
8.7 ± 3.6
0.78 ± 0.18
0.0001
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
168 ± 79
169 ± 42.6
NS
LDL-C (mg/dL)
82.2 ± 24
82.3 ± 23.7
NS
HDL-C (mg/dL)
42.4 ± 14.3
42.7 ± 12.4
NS
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
129 ± 81.6
119 ± 79.4
NS
Albumin (g/dL)
3.4 ± 0.4
4.5 ± 0.76
0.0001
Sodium (mmol/L)
141 ± 12
139 ± 10
NS
Potassium (mmol/L)
5 ± 0.6
4.7 ± 0.9
NS
Calcium (mg/dL)
8.7 ± 1.1
9 ± 1.4
NS
Phosphorous (mg/dL)
5.2 ± 1.4
4.9 ± 1.1
NS
Hemoglobin
10 ± 2.3
13.7 ± 1.9
0.0001
*Ghrelin (pg/mL)
5 ± 0.68 (1.1–18.5)
7.8 ± 0.84 (2.4–18.3)
0.004
Data were expressed as mean ± SD. BUN: blood urea nitrogen; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein. *Ghrelin level was reported as mean ± SEM and range because the data were not normally distributed. NS: not significant.
