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Table 2 Characteristics of the population according EPO response

From: Relationship between protein-energy wasting in adults with chronic hemodialysis and the response to treatment with erythropoietin

VARIABLE (%)

Response

n = 33

Poor response

n = 28

p value Final vs Final

Basal

Final

Basal

Final

BMI (kg/m2)

21.96 ± 3.9

21.7 ± 3.66

0.22

22 ± 5.18

21.2 ± 3.9

− 0.14

0.674

MIS score

5 (1–14)

4 (0–10)*

− 1.57

7 (1–13)

6 (1–11)

0

0.002

Phase Angle (°)

5.5 (2.1–7.6)

5.5 (2.5–13)*

0.74

4.7 (2.3–8.5)

4.8 (2.2–8.1)

−0.26

0.1

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

8.8 ± 1.5

10.6 ± 1.7 *

Change% 17.9 (3.2–75.4)

9.5 ± 1.6

8.5 ± 1.5 *

Change% − 7.7 (− 39.1–1.6)

0.001

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, non-parametric as medians or inter-quartile ranges
  2. * p < 0.05 Basal vs Final