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Table 2 Relationship of malnutrition inflammation score (MIS)a with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in haemodialysis patients (n = 174)

From: Assessment of nutritional status in the maintenance of haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variable

Number of participants (%)

Median of MIS [Q1–Q3]

P valueb

Age category (years)

0.010 c

  < 60

83 (47.7)

9 [7–12]

  ≥ 60

91 (52.3)

11 [8–14]

Gender

0.639c

 Male

91 (52.3)

10 [8–13]

 Female

83 (47.7)

10 [8–13]

BMI

0.608d

 Underweight

5 (2.9)

10 [9–14]

 Normal

61 (35.1)

10 [7–12]

 Overweight

53 (30.5)

11 [8–13]

 Obese

55 (31.6)

10 [8–13]

Education

0.140d

 No formal education

11 (6.3)

12 [8–14]

 Primary

63 (36.2)

10 [8–13]

 Secondary

33 (19)

11 [8–13]

 High

34 (19.5)

10 [8–12]

 Graduate

33 (19)

9 [5–11]

Household income per month

0.464d

 High (> 5000 NISe)

6 (3.4)

9 [6–13]

 Moderate (2000–4999 NIS)

52 (29.9)

10 [7–12]

 Low (< 2000 NIS)

116 (66.7)

10 [8–13]

Residency

0.623d

 Camps

27 (15.5)

11 [8–13]

 Villages

69 (39.7)

10 [8–13]

 Towns

78 (44.8)

10 [8–12]

Living status

0.032 c

 Alone

10 (5.7)

15 [8–16]

 With family

164 (94.3)

10 [8–13]

Marital status

0.364c

 Single, divorced or widowed

38 (21.8)

11 [8–13]

 Married

136 (78.2)

10 [8–13]

Occupation

0.211d

 Employed

20 (11.5)

10 [8–13]

 Unemployed

134 (77)

9 [5–12]

 Housewife

20 (11.5)

10 [8–13]

Dialysis vintage (years)

0.008 c

   < 4

103 (59.2)

9 [7–12]

   ≥ 4

71 (40.8)

11 [9–14]

Dialysis sessions per week

0.173d

  ≤ 2

5 (2.9)

8 [5.5–9]

 3

165 (94.8)

10 [8–13]

  ≥ 4

4 (2.3)

11 [6–13]

Dialysis session duration (hours)

0.178 c

  < 4

91 (52.3)

10 [8–13]

  ≥ 4

83 (47.7)

10 [8–12]

Transplantation history

0.384c

 Yes

17 (9.8)

9 [8–12]

 No

157 (90.2)

10 [8–13]

Total number of chronic diseases

0.001 c

  < 3

118 (67.8)

7 [7–12]

  ≥ 3

56 (32.2)

11 [9–14]

Total number of chronic medications

0.030 c

  < 4

68 (39.1)

9 [7–12]

   ≥ 4

106 (60.9)

11 [8–13]

  1. BMI body mass index, NIS New Israeli Shekel; Q1–Q3, first quartile–third quartile
  2. aThe malnutrition-inflammation scale score ranges from 0 to 30, with high scores reflecting a more severe degree of malnutrition and inflammation status
  3. bP values in bold are below the significance level of 0.05
  4. cStatistical significance values calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test
  5. dStatistical significance values calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis test
  6. e1 Israeli New Shekel = 0.29 US Dollar
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