Table 7 Comprehensive protein-energy wasting – PEW, by mean of prevalence of major nutritional parameters, during the follow-up in CKD patients on low-protein diet and ketoacids
Groups | basal | 6 months | 38 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI < 23 kg/m2, % | DM | 30 | 33 | 30 |
non-DM | 23 | 29 | 37 | |
Albumin < 3.8 g/dl, % | DM | 41 | 38 | 38 |
non-DM | 23 | 29 | 37 | |
Cholesterol < 100 mg/dl, % | DM | 3 | 0 | 0 |
non-DM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fat Mass < 10% weight, % | DM | 7 | 7 | 3 |
non-DM | 3 | 3 | 3 |