Table 2 Distribution of anthropometric and laboratory parameters between malnourished and well-nourished patients with chronic kidney disease

Age (years)

51.5 ± 5.2

51.9 ± 5.3

0.95

BMI (kg/m²)

19.8 ± 1.5

22.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

BMI > 20 kg/m²

74 (34.7%)

137 (97.2%)

< 0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)

14.6 ± 11.4

24.2 ± 16.3

< 0.001

TSFT (mm)

8.2 ± 1.2

10.9 ± 1.2

< 0.001

TSFT ≤ 10 mm

194 (91.8%)

23 (16.3%)

< 0.001

MAMC (cm)

21.3 ± 2.2

23.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

MAMC ≤ 22 cm

126 (68.9%)

35 (26.7%)

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

7.75 ± 0.95

8.8 ± 0.9

< 0.001

Total protein (mg/dl)

4.8 ± 0.72

5.0 ± 0.7

0.005

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.03 ± 0.64

3.5 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Serum albumin ≤ 3.5 g/dl

153 (71.8%)

47 (33.3%)

< 0.001

Serum iron ((mcg/dl))

60.9 ± 6.45

61.8 ± 6.36

0.07

Serum ferritin ((ng/ml))

246.8 ± 18.2

237.2 ± 16.1

< 0.001

TIBC (mcg/dl)

243.02 ± 78.46

247.8 ± 88.2

0.91

HS-CRP ((> 0.6 mg/dl))

114/213 (53.5%)

53/141 (37.6%)

0,003

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

187.8 ± 9.6

185.7 ± 10.5

0.09

LDL (mg/dl)

131.5 ± 8.9

131.04 ± 8.01

0.50

HDL (mg/dl)

36.2 ± 2.3

36.5 ± 2.4

0.36

TG (mg/dl)

149.6 ± 15.3

138.01 ± 17.2

< 0.001