Fig. 4
Adjusted odds ratio for patients with diminished appetite having PEW as per potential nutritional markers. Abbreviations: ORadj = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; DMS = Dialysis Malnutrition Score; FM = fat mass; HGS = hand grip strength; hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein; LTM = lean tissue mass; MIS = Malnutrition Inflammation Score; SF-36 = short-form (36-item) questionnaire; SF-36 MCS = SF-36 mental health score; SF-36 PCS = SF-36 physical health score; TG = serum triglycerides; TLC = serum total lymphocyte count. a Categorization for PEW assessment criteria were based on median of this population. b The ORadj were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, income level, co-morbidity and dialysis vintage by means of logistic regression analysis. c A vertical line represents odds ratio of 1. A value of 1 indicates no association between diminished appetite and potential PEW markers. In the figure, the 95 % interval is also presented. If the value of 1 falls within the interval, there is no significant association between diminished appetite and potential PEW markers