Assessing protein energy wasting in a Malaysian haemodialysis population using self-reported appetite rating: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of 205 haemodialysis patients

Demographic variables	Overall^a	Self reported appetite ratings				P-value^b
Demographic variables	Overall^a	Very good (n = 34)	Good (n = 87)	Fair (n = 78)	Poor (n = 6)
Gender
Male	119(58)	24 (70.6)	53 (60.9)	39 (50)	3 (50)	NS^c
Female	86 (42)	10 (29.4)	34 (39.1)	39 (50)	3 (50)
Ethnicity ^d
Malay	90 (44.6)	17 (50.0)	33 (38.4)	36 (47.4)	4 (66.7)	NS
Chinese	89 (44.1)	13 (38.2)	44 (51.2)	30 (39.5)	2 (33.3)
Indian	23 (11.4)	4 (11.8)	9 (10.5)	10 (13.2)	0
Income
<RM1000	147 (71.7)	17 (50.0)	66 (75.9)	60 (76.9)	4 (66.7)	0.021
>RM1000	58 (28.3)	17 (50.0)	21 (24.1)	18 (23.1)	2 (33.3)
Co-morbidities
Hypertension	156 (76.1)	27 (79.4)	67 (77.0)	57 (73.1)	5 (83.3)	NS
Diabetes	65 (31.7)	12 (35.3)	27 (31.0)	23 (29.5)	3 (50.0)	NS
CVD	45 (22)	9 (26.5)	19 (21.8)	16 (20.5)	1 (16.7)	NS
Age (years)	51.8 ± 13.9	51.2 ± 11.8	51.4 ± 14.3	52.3 ± 14.8	55.8 ± 8.3	NS
Dialysis vintage (years)	7.9 ± 6.2	8.4 ± 6.4	6.6 ± 5.1	9.4 ± 6.9	5.7 ± 3.6	0.025
Kt/V^e	1.82 ± 0.44	1.71 ± 0.46	1.83 ± 0.44	1.85 ± 0.43	1.90 ± 0.41	NS

^aData expressed as mean ± SD for continuous data; n (%) for categorical data
^bFrequency data was analysed by Pearson χ² test whilst continuous data was analysed by ANOVA
^cNS = not significant
^dOnly for 202 patients as remaining 3 belonged to minor ethnic denominations
^eDialysis dose

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