Table 3 Distribution of anthropometric and laboratory parameters between well-nourished and malnourished CKD patients with eGFR ≤ 30 ml/min/1.73 m²

Age (years)

51.6 ± 4.9

52.3 ± 4.9

0.63

BMI (kg/m²)

19.9 ± 1.5

22.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

TSFT (mm)

8.2 ± 1.2

11.0 ± 1.1

< 0.001

MAMC (cm)

21.2 ± 2.3

23.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

7.8 ± 1.0

9.0 ± 0.9

< 0.001

Total protein (mg/dl)

4.8 ± 0.7

5.0 ± 0.7

0.03

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.0 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Serum ferritin ((ng/ml))

247.0 ± 18.6

235.5 ± 15.9

< 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

149.0 ± 15.5

136.4 ± 17.1

< 0.001