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11 October 2022: Clinical Research

Development of a Practical Screening Tool to Predict Sarcopenia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Xiaoju Du 12ABCDEF* , Guanjie Chen 3ABCE* , Hailin Zhang 1ADG* , Yuping Liu 4BD , Feng Gu 4BF , Ying Wang 2BD , Lixia Yin 5DG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937504

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937504

Table 1 Univariate analysis of associated factors with sarcopenia in patients on maintenance dialysis (MHD).

VariableMHD (N=589)Without sarcopenia (n=488)With sarcopenia (n=101)P
Age (years)54 (44, 64)a 66 (61, 73)a 52 (42, 59)a *
Sex0.356**
 Male385 (65.4)b 323 (66.2)b 62 (61.4)b
 Female204 (34.6)b 165 (33.8)b 39 (38.6)b
Marital status0.772**
 Married479 (81.3)b 398 (81.6)b 81 (80.2)b
 Unmarried51 (8.7)b 43 (8.8)b 8 (7.9)b
 Divorced or other59 (10.0)b 47 (9.6)b 12 (11.9)b
Education level (years)0.065*
 ≤6281 (33.0)b 93 (42.7)b 72 (59.0)b
 6–9335 (39.3)b 82 (37.6)b 37 (30.3)b
 ≥9236 (27.7)b 43 (19.7)b 13 (10.7)b
Monthly income (yuan)0.351**
 ≤3000553 (64.9)b 137 (62.8)b 82 (67.2)b
 >3000299 (35.1)b 81 (37.2)b 40 (32.8)b
Primary renal disease0.374**
 Hypertensive193 (22.7)b 51 (23.4)b 23 (18.9)b
 Diabetes259 (30.4)b 79 (36.2)b 56 (45.9)b
 Glomerulonephritis210 (24.6)b 24 (11.0)b 12 (9.8)b
 Polycystic kidney
 Others190 (22.3)b 64 (29.4)b 31 (25.4)b
Duration of dialysis (moths)0.878**
375 (44.0)b 93 (42.7)b 51 (41.8)b
 ≥36477 (56.0)b 125 (57.3)b 71 (58.2)b
CCI score3 (0, 5)a 3 (2, 5)a 4 (3, 5)a *
Alb (g/L)39.90 (36.9, 42.90)a 40.10 (37.40, 43.20)a 38.00 (34.70, 42.00)a *
Hb (g/L)99.09±19.22c 99.25±18.77c 98.29±21.38c 0.674#
BUN (mmol/L)26.17±7.78c 26.43±7.58c 24.88±8.61c 0.067#
SCr (umol/L)896.78±261.53c 936.62±252.13c 704.30±217.76c #
Ca (mmol/L)2.13 (1.99, 2.28)a 2.13 (1.99, 2.29)a 2.12 (1.99, 2.25)a 0.156*
P (mmol/L)1.96±10.59c 1.98±0.59c 1.89±0.62c 0.157#
iPTH (pg/mL)321.50 (175.20, 539.40)a 320.87 (177.40, 547.50)a 322.20 (160.70, 502.30)a 0.615*
TC (mmol/L)3.70 (3.19, 4.35)a 3.70 (3.18, 4.32)a 3.71 (3.24, 4.63)a 0.445*
TG (mmol/L)1.26 (0.88, 1.80)a 1.27 (0.88, 1.85)a 1.23 (0.84, 1.56)a 0.150*
BMI (kg/m)22.7 (20.4, 25.1)a 23.4 (20.9, 25.7)a 20.4 (18.6, 22.5)a *
MAC (cm)28.0 (25.5, 30.5)a 29.0 (26.0, 31.0)a 26.0 (24.0, 27.5)a *
CC (cm)33.2 (30.7, 35.2)a 33.7 (31.5, 35.7)a 29.5 (27.7, 30.7)a *
PA level*
 Low315 (53.5)b 241 (49.4)b 74 (73.3)b
 Moderate258 (43.8)b 232 (47.5)b 26 (25.7)b
 High16 (2.7)b 15 (3.1)b 1 (1.0)b
MQSGA Score10 (10, 13)a 10 (10, 13)a 13 (10, 15)a *
HADS Score
 Anxiety2 (1, 5)a 2 (1, 5)a 3 (1, 5)a 0.334*
 Depression6 (2, 9)a 5 (2, 9)a 7 (4, 11)a 0.001*
a Median (inter-quartile range);
b n (%);
c mean±standard deviation;
* Mann-Whitney U test;
** Chi-squared test;
# test.
Alb – albumin; BMI – body mass index; Ca – calcium; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; CC – calf circumference; CCI – Charlson comorbidity index; HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Hb – hemoglobin; iPTH – intact parathyroid hormone; MAC – middle-arm circumference; MQSGA – modified quantitative subjective global assessment; P – phosphorus; PA – physical activity; SCr – serum creatinine; TC – total cholesterol; TG – triglycerides.

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