Item | Before matching | After matching | ||||
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High EAL and high s-Alb group | High EAL and low s-Alb group | P value | High EAL and high s-Alb group | High EAL and low s-Alb group | P value | |
(a) High EAL and high s-Alb group versus high EAL and low s-Alb group | ||||||
Patients, n | 152 | 134 | Â | 79 | 79 | Â |
Age, years | 68.0 ± 11.3 | 76.0 ± 8.8 |  < 0.001 | 72.0 ± 11.1 | 72.5 ± 8.8 | 0.917 |
Dialysis vintage, months | 93.4 ± 93.9 | 98.2 ± 90.6 | 0.404 | 98.9 ± 99.0 | 105.6 ± 90.6 | 0.417 |
Diabetes mellitus, % with/without | 41.4/58.6 | 41.8/58.2 |  > 0.999 | 41.8/58.2 | 40.5/59.5 |  > 0.999 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.6 ± 4.1 | 21.0 ± 3.3 | 0.001 | 22.1 ± 3.6 | 21.6 ± 3.2 | 0.285 |
Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |  < 0.001 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.858 |
Corrected calcium, mg/dL | 9.0 ± 0.6 | 9.4 ± 0.7 |  < 0.001 | 9.2 ± 0.6 | 9.2 ± 0.7 | 0.990 |
Phosphorus, mg/dL | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.3 | 0.001 | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 0.580 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.3 ± 1.1 | 10.8 ± 1.1 |  < 0.001 | 11.0 ± 1.1 | 10.9 ± 1.0 | 0.789 |
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 0.206 ± 0.313 | 0.877 ± 1.791 |  < 0.001 | 0.262 ± 0.383 | 0.268 ± 0.279 | 0.224 |
Kt/V | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.378 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.917 |
(b) High EAL and high s-Alb group versus low EAL and high s-Alb group | ||||||
Patients, n | 152 | 31 | Â | 30 | 30 | Â |
Age, years | 68.0 ± 11.3 | 73.9 ± 10.5 | 0.008 | 73.3 ± 7.8 | 73.2 ± 10.0 | 0.830 |
Dialysis vintage, months | 93.4 ± 93.9 | 94.9 ± 70.2 | 0.374 | 85.7 ± 83.7 | 96.4 ± 70.9 | 0.363 |
Diabetes mellitus, % with/without | 41.4/58.6 | 29.0/71.0 | 0.230 | 43.3/56.7 | 30.0/70.0 | 0.422 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.6 ± 4.1 | 21.3 ± 3.6 | 0.076 | 21.4 ± 3.9 | 21.5 ± 3.4 | 0.965 |
Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.194 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |  > 0.999 |
Corrected calcium, mg/dL | 9.0 ± 0.6 | 9.1 ± 0.6 | 0.482 | 9.2 ± 0.5 | 9.1 ± 0.6 | 0.310 |
Phosphorus, mg/dL | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 0.137 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 0.446 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.3 ± 1.1 | 11.0 ± 1.2 | 0.231 | 10.9 ± 1.0 | 10.9 ± 1.1 | 0.756 |
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 0.206 ± 0.313 | 0.281 ± 0.584 | 0.669 | 0.170 ± 0.280 | 0.289 ± 0.592 | 0.337 |
Kt/V | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.461 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.859 |
(c) High EAL and high s-Alb group versus low EAL and low s-Alb group | ||||||
Patients, n | 152 | 38 | Â | 19 | 19 | Â |
Age, years | 68.0 ± 11.3 | 78.2 ± 9.6 |  < 0.001 | 74.5 ± 9.8 | 74.8 ± 9.4 | 0.918 |
Dialysis vintage, months | 93.4 ± 93.9 | 112.8 ± 107.1 | 0.191 | 97.1 ± 89.8 | 126.9 ± 105.1 | 0.286 |
Diabetes mellitus, % with/without | 41.4/58.6 | 23.7/76.3 | 0.230 | 36.8/63.2 | 26.3/73.7 | 0.728 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.6 ± 4.1 | 18.9 ± 3.1 |  < 0.001 | 19.3 ± 3.1 | 20.0 ± 2.8 | 0.439 |
Normalized protein catabolism rate, g/kg/day | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.004 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.413 |
Corrected calcium, mg/dL | 9.0 ± 0.6 | 9.5 ± 0.8 | 0.001 | 9.4 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± 1.0 | 0.759 |
Phosphorus, mg/dL | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 0.067 | 5.0 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 0.965 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.3 ± 1.1 | 10.4 ± 1.2 |  < 0.001 | 10.6 ± 1.0 | 10.4 ± 1.3 | 0.781 |
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 0.206 ± 0.313 | 1.149 ± 2.165 |  < 0.001 | 0.285 ± 0.552 | 0.383 ± 0.641 | 0.082 |
Kt/V | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 0.018 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 0.651 |