Table 3 Anthropometric measurements and laboratory data comparison between baseline and 6 months measures for the two groups:

Anthropometric measurements

BMI (kg/m²)

29.6 ± 6.73

28.9 ± 6.93

0.20

28.6 ± 5.13

28.6 ± 5.1

0.92

Weight(kg)

80.3 (60.6–86.3)

80 (63.6–90)

0.58

79.4 (64.8–95.5)

80 (65.5–96)

0.49

MAC (cm)

29.6 ± 4.55

29.9 ± 5.34

0.82

28.8 ± 4.66

28.7 ± 4.33

0.93

SFT (cm)

17.7 ± 7.35

21.7 ± 10.86

0.06

17.9 ± 7.65

15.3 ± 8.66

0.11

MAMC (cm)

24.9 ± 2.91

23.1 ± 3.62

0.01

24.5 ± 3.8

24.08 ± 4.01

0.54

MIS

3 (2–5)

7 (5–10)

< 0.001

4 (2.25–5.75)

7.5 (5.25–9.75)

< 0.001

Laboratory data

Calcium (mg/dl)

8.45 ± 1.1

8.51 ± 1.1

0.59

8.1 ± 1.03

8.51 ± 1.41

0.08

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

5.27 ± 1.81

5.96 ± 1.74

0.08

4.97 ± 1.07

5.55 ± 2.29

0.17

P.T.H (pg/ml)

583

(171–1129)

634

(257–1081)

0.32

570 (332–1106)

600 (361–971)

0.32

Albumin (g/dl)

3.85 ± 0.35

4.75 ± 0.63

< 0.001

3.79 ± 0.36

4.65 ± 0.62

< 0.001

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

158.9 ± 38.26

140.4 ± 46.37

0.052

168.2 ± 43.87

125.7 ± 28.21

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.5 ± 2.26

9.6 ± 1.45

< 0.001

10.9 ± 1.72

9.96 ± 1.57

< 0.001

Ferritin (ng/ml)

1157 (604–1338)

662 (430–1131)

< 0.001

680 (443–932)

536 (381–755)

0.12

TSAT (%)

35 (29.5–55.5)

33 (24.75-38)

0.004

35.5 (27-44.75)

30 (21.5–38)

0.07

ESR (mm\hr)

25 (15-31.25)

40.5 (28-66.25)

< 0.001

30 (10-44.75)

52.5 (22-77.5)

< 0.001

HS-CRP (mg\l)

14.150 (5.875–21.075)

12.100 (6.075–12.125)

0.002

11.55 (4.9-18.575)

12.1 (7.45–12.1)

0.02

IL-6 (pg\ml)

4.4 (3.85-5)

2.2 (0.8–3.92)

< 0.001

4.2 (3.32–4.8)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

< 0.001

KT/V

1.19 ± 0.32

1.17 ± 0.63

0.87

1.17 ± 0.32

1.3 ± 0.47

0.08