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

11 October 2022: Clinical Research

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 2 Multivariate analysis of associated factors with sarcopenia in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (n=589).

Variable	Regression coefficient	OR	95% CI	p
Age (years)	0.082	1.085	1.057–1.114
BMI (kg/m)	−0.173	0.841	0.737–0.959	0.010
CC (cm)	−0.419	0.658	0.570–0.760
Scr (umol/L)	−0.002	0.998	0.997–1.000	0.029
BMI – body mass index; CC – calf circumference; CI – confidence interval; OR – odds ratio; Scr – serum creatinine.