Serum PTH Associated with Malnutrition Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Technology in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Table 3

Correlation between ln PTH and nutritional indicators.

lnPTH
Variables	r (95%CI)	value
BMI	−0.141 (−0.274, −0.002)	0.043
Hb	−0.139 (−0.267, −0.005)	0.046
lnAlb	0.181 (0.061, 0.299)	0.009
lnTc	−0.221 (−0.332, −0.102)	0.001
lnTg	−0.190 (−0.316, −0.056)	0.006
PA	−0.086 (−0.221, 0.049)	0.220
lnBMR	−0.110 (−0.237, 0.012)	0.117
PBF	−0.113 (−0.240, 0.022)	0.105
SMI	−0.141 (−0.264, −0.020)	0.043

PTH,parathyroid hormone; Hb, hemoglobin; Alb, albumin; Tc, total cholesterol; Tg, triglyceride; PA, phase angle; BMR, basal metabolic rate; PBF, percent body fat; SMI, skeletal muscle index.