Table 4 Distribution of anthropometric and laboratory parameters between well-nourished and malnourished CKD patients with eGFR > 30 ml/min/1.73m²

Age (years)

50.5 ± 6.8

51.0 ± 6.0

0.67

BMI (kg/m²)

19.8 ± 1.5

22.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

TSFT (mm)

8.0 ± 1.4

10.7 ± 1.2

< 0.001

MAMC (cm)

21.9 ± 1.5

24.0 ± 2.7

< 0.004

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

7.7 ± 0.5

8.4 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Total protein (mg/dl)

4.5 ± 0.5

5.0 ± 0.8

0.008

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.0 ± 0.6

3.5 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Serum Ferritin ((ng/ml))

245.2 ± 15.5

241.5 ± 16.1

0.71

TG (mg/dl)

154.4 ± 12.2

142.0 ± 17.0

< 0.001