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Table 6 Nutritional follow-up of CKD patients on low-protein diet and ketoacids followed in the long-term (at least 2 years)

From: Safety and effectiveness of low-protein diet supplemented with ketoacids in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease

 

Diabetes

(n = 29)

non-DM

(n = 35)

basal

final

basal

final

BMI, kg/mt2

25,5 ± 3,3

24,3 ± 2,5#

25,6 ± 3,8

24,3 ± 2,9#

Albumin, g/dl

3,8 ± 0,5

3,9 ± 0,4

4,0 ± 0,4

3,9 ± 0,5

Cholesterol, mg/dl

173 ± 34

164 ± 23*

170 ± 51

165 ± 33

Tryglicerides, mg/dl

168 ± 85

147 ± 52

176 ± 95

155 ± 85

W/H ratio

0,90 ± 0,08

0,90 ± 0,07

0,93 ± 0,09

0,92 ± 0,09

FM, Kg

17,6 ± 6,4

15,9 ± 6.0

18,4 ± 6,2

16,5 ± 4,9#

FM, % bw

27 ± 9

26 ± 9

28 ± 8

27 ± 8

FFM, Kg

47,9 ± 9,8

46,5 ± 9,7

47,2 ± 11,9

45,7 ± 10,1

FFM, % bw

73 ± 8

74 ± 11

72 ± 7

72 ± 7

Muscle strength, kg

20,8 ± 7,9*

21,2 ± 7,2*

25,0 ± 7,8

25,5 ± 7,8

 Male

24,3 ± 7,3

24,1 ± 6,9°

27,8 ± 6,9

28,3 ± 7,1

 Female

14,1 ± 3,3°

15,6 ± 3,4

18,2 ± 5,5

18,6 ± 4,8

Muscle strength changes, Δ

0,3 ± 3,2

0,5 ± 3,6

  1. non-DM non Diabetes Mellitus, BMI body mass index, W/H waist/hip ratio, FM fat mass, FFM fat free mass
  2. #p < 0.05 vs. basal; *p < 0.05 vs. non-DM; °p = 0.06 vs. non-DM