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Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical parameters of the study population

From: Prevalence and associated factors of protein- energy wasting among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago hospital, Kampala-Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Non CKD Participants

CKD Patients

P value

N = 89

N = 93

Mean MUAC(SD)

26.2 (3.1)

25.6 (3.3)

0.20

Median BMI in Kg/ m2 (IQR)

25 (22.5–27.0)

23.8 (22.0–26.4)

0.04

Median serum albumin (IQR)

41.5 (39.9–44.1)

39.9 (31.7–43.4)

0.001

Median creatinine in mg/dl(IQR)

0.67 (0.57–0.79)

1.81 (1.09–7.08)

< 0.001

Median total cholesterol in mmol/L(IQR)

3.95 (3.31–4.80)

4.91 (3.94–6.08)

0.001

Median HDL in mmol/L (IQR)

1.27 (1.01–1.54)

1.04 (0.79–1.34)

0.05

Median LDL in mmol/L (IQR)

3.48 (2.4–3.25)

3.48 (2.4–4.45)

< 0.001

Median Hb in g/dl (IQR)

13.3 (12.6–14.4)

12.2 (10.3–14.0)

0.008

Median CRP in mg/dl(IQR)

1.53 (0.65–3.51)

4.48 (1.96–11.06)

0.001

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, HDL High Density Lipoproteins, LDL Low Density Lipoproteins, Hb Hemoglobin, CRP C-Reactive Protein, MUAC Mid Upper Arm Circumference