Research Article

Nutritional Markers and Body Composition in Hemodialysis Patients

Table 3

Variables related to nutritional status (mean (SD)).

Low LTI
(550)
Normal LTI
(384)

BMI (kg/m2)26.6
(4.7)
27.1
(4.7)
0.0204
Albumin (gr/dL)4.01
(0.41)
4.02
(0.41)
0.3892
Cholesterol (mg/dL)170
(39.4)
173.4
(42.6)
0.3411
CRP (mg/L)14.7
(22.3)
13.6
(17.9)
0.3093
FTI (kg/m2)15.3
(5.3)
12.1
(5.1)
<0.0001
TD (yrs)6.1
(6)
4.9
(4.7)
<0.0001
Age (yrs)58.9
(15.8)
55.5
(15.7)
0.004
RelOH%8.2
(9.2)
4.8
(8.3)
<0.0001