Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison between low and normal SMI groups.

VariablesLow SMI, n = 19Normal SMI, n = 186 Value

Basic Indicators
 Age, yr, median (IQR)56 (34, 71)56.5 (46, 67)0.636
 Male, n (%)3 (15.8%)124 (66.7%)<0.001
 Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD20.17 ± 3.2425.42 ± 3.86<0.001
 CKD etiology, n (%)0.080
 Diabetic nephropathy3 (15.8%)60 (32.3%)
 Hypertensive nephropathy1 (5.3%)27 (14.5%)
 Glomerulonephropathy4 (21.1%)47 (25.3%)
 Others3 (15.8%)19 (10.2%)
 Unknown8 (42.1%)33 (17.7%)
 CKD stage, n (%)0.037
 1 + 21 (5.3%)24 (12.9%)
 3 + 43 (15.8%)75 (40.3%)
 5A3 (15.8%)28 (15.1%)
 5B12 (63.2%)59 (31.7%)
 Parathyroid hormone, pg/ml, median (IQR)250.4 (110.4, 773.1)95.45 (47.35, 441.03)0.056
 Parathyroid hormone>88mmol/L16 (84.2%)104 (55.9%)0.017
 Hemoglobin, g/L, mean ± SD107 ± 18.72109.84 ± 23.490.611
 Albumin, g/L, median (IQR)39.7 (34.8, 44.9)39.7 (35.03, 43.5)0.836
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L, median (IQR)4.26 (3.55, 5.14)4.14 (3.35, 4.84)0.418
 Triglyceride, mmol/L, median (IQR)1.46 (0.99, 2.22)1.71 (1.17, 2.44)0.626
 Phosphorus, mmol/L, median (IQR)1.28 (1.08, 1.94)1.36 (1.12, 1.86)0.863
 Calcium, mmol/L, median (IQR)2.19 (2.12, 2.55)2.18 (2.07, 2.35)0.326
Total Nutrition Indicators
 PA, °, median (IQR)4.2 (3.4, 4.7)5.2 (4.38, 5.9)<0.001
 Low PA, n (%)14 (73.7%)56 (30.1%)<0.001
 Body cell mass, kg, mean ± SD22.43 ± 1.7632.76 ± 6.61<0.001
 Protein, kg, median (IQR)6.9 (6.3, 7.1)9.85 (8.2, 10.95)<0.001
 Basal metabolic rate, kcal, median (IQR)1134 (1086, 1177)1463 (1285.75, 1575.75)<0.001
Fat Indicators
 Percent body fat, %, mean ± SD28.37 ± 10.1227.68 ± 8.680.745
 Visceral fat area, cm2, median (IQR)68.7 (49, 122.1)84.5 (67.7, 114.18)0.105
 Body fat mass, kg, mean ± SD14.93 ± 7.6919.83 ± 8.140.013
Muscle Indicators
 Fat free mass, kg, median (IQR)35.4 (33.2, 37.4)50.6 (42.4, 55.83)<0.001
 Soft lean mass, kg, median (IQR)33.1 (31.2, 35)47.85 (39.98, 52.65)<0.001
 Skeletal muscle mass, kg, median (IQR)18.6 (17.1, 19.6)27.6 (22.8, 31.18)<0.001
 SMI, kg/m2, median (IQR)5.4 (5, 5.6)7.6 (6.7, 8.3)<0.001

IQR, interquartile range; PA, phase angle; SMI, skeletal muscle mass.