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Table 3 Odds Ratios for Specific GI symptoms (pathway ①) Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, diabetes

From: Gastrointestinal symptoms, inflammation and hypoalbuminemia in chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional study

Symptom

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

eGFR ≥60 ml /min/1.73 m2 (n = 370)

eGFR 45–60 ml /min/1.73 m2 (n = 1166)

eGFR 30–45 ml /min/1.73 m2 (n = 1375)

eGFR < 30 ml /min/1.73 m2 (n = 688)

A bad taste in your mouth?

1.0 (reference)

0.99(0.75–1.32) P = 0.9

1.22(0.92–1.62) P = 0.2

1.34(0.99–1.82) P = 0.06

Loss of appetite?

1.0 (reference)

1.21(0.88–1.68) P = 0.2

1.83(1.34–2.52) P < 0.001

2.01(1.43–2.82) P < 0.001

Nausea or being sick to your stomach?

1.0 (reference)

0.95(0.72–1.25) P = 0.7

1.24(0.95–1.63) P = 0.1

1.32(0.98–1.78) P = 0.06

Vomiting?

1.0 (reference)

1.08(0.70–1.67) P = 0.7

1.67(1.11–2.54) P = 0.02

1.76(1.13–2.75) P = 0.01

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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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