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Table 4 Association between MICS and nutritional, inflammatory and other laboratory parameters

From: Prevalence of malnutrition inflammation complex syndrome among patients on maintenance haemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Parameters

N

MICS Present (Mean + SD)

MICS Absent (Mean + SD)

p-value

Nutritional parameters

 Dry weight (kg)

160

56.6 + 9.4

68.9 + 10.9

< 0.01 a

 BMI (kg/m2)

160

20.2 + 2.7

24.4 + 3.8

< 0.01 a

 Albumin (g/dl)

160

3.47 + 0.49

3.94 + 0.36

< 0.01 a

 Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

160

138.7 + 34.4

163.3 + 40.6

< 0.01 a

Inflammatory markers

 Transferrin (mg/dl)

160

164.1 + 40.2

217.8 + 44.4

< 0.01 a

 CRP (mg/l)

103

22.5 (IQR = 12.7–43.3)

10.45 (IQR = 5.0–16.8)

< 0.01b

 Ferritin (ng/ml)

102

138.2 (IQR = 75–349.8)

100.2 (IQR = 49.5–216.7)

NS b

Other laboratory parameters

 WBC (×  109/L)

160

5.21 + 2.78

4.93 + 1.79

NS a

 Haemoglobin (g/dl)

160

8.8 + 2.0

9.7 + 1.8

< 0.01 a

 Pre-dialysis Cr (μmol/l)

160

768 + 316

911 + 412

0.016 a

 Post-dialysis Cr (μmol/l)

160

267 + 128

361 + 202

< 0.01 a

 Urea Reduction Ratio (URR)%

160

69.9 + 13.6

70.4 + 9.0

NS a

  1. NS Not significant (p > 0.05), IQR Interquartile Range
  2. a Test Statistic: Student’s t-test, b Test Statistic: Mann-Whitney U test