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Table 2 Change in body composition measurements and laboratory data

From: Long-term body composition changes in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single-center retrospective study

Duration, y

Group A

Group B

Group C

1

10

P value

10

20

P value

20

30

P value

DW, kg

61.5 ± 11.2

61.5 ± 12.3

0.967

55.0 ± 10.6

53.7 ± 9.5

0.247

58.7 ± 8.3

57.4 ± 9.5

0.391

BW, kg

61.4 ± 11.1

61.7 ± 12.4

0.778

54.8 ± 10.5

54.0 ± 9.6

0.442

58.7 ± 8.5

57.3 ± 9.6

0.386

Fat mass, kg

12.7 ± 3.7

13.5 ± 3.8

0.292

11.7 ± 4.5

11.6 ± 4.2

0.935

13.1 ± 3.3

13.6 ± 4.5

0.638

Muscle mass, kg

46.0 ± 9.4

45.6 ± 9.5

0.383

40.9 ± 8.4

40.0 ± 7.9

0.113

43.0 ± 7.4

41.2 ± 7.1

0.012

LBM, kg

48.8 ± 9.9

48.2 ± 9.9

0.230

43.1 ± 8.9

42.4 ± 8.2

0.245

45.6 ± 7.8

43.7 ± 7.5

0.012

BCM, kg

30.2 ± 6.2

29.6 ± 6.2

0.014

26.4 ± 4.7

25.8 ± 4.9

0.178

28.1 ± 4.8

26.6 ± 4.5

0.004

ECW, L

11.1 ± 2.3

11.4 ± 2.4

0.065

9.9 ± 2.2

10.1 ± 2.2

0.179

10.5 ± 1.9

10.6 ± 2.0

0.584

ICW, L

18.0 ± 3.7

17.5 ± 3.7

0.002

15.8 ± 3.2

15.1 ± 2.8

0.005

16.6 ± 2.8

15.5 ± 2.6

0.002

TBW, L

29.0 ± 6.0

28.8 ± 6.0

0.432

25.7 ± 5.3

25.2 ± 4.9

0.212

27.2 ± 4.7

26.1 ± 4.5

0.016

ECW/TBW

0.381 ± 0.010

0.394 ± 0.016

 < 0.001

0.383 ± 0.015

0.399 ± 0.019

 < 0.001

0.387 ± 0.012

0.405 ± 0.014

 < 0.001

ECW/ICW

0.615 ± 0.027

0.652 ± 0.044

 < 0.001

0.621 ± 0.040

0.665 ± 0.054

 < 0.001

0.633 ± 0.031

0.683 ± 0.039

 < 0.001

BUN, mg/dL

69 ± 17

65 ± 12

0.217

70 ± 11

61 ± 11

0.003

78 ± 7

72 ± 9

0.216

Cr, mg/dL

11.5 ± 2.0

13.0 ± 2.3

 < 0.001

12.3 ± 1.4

11.5 ± 2.0

0.027

13.0 ± 2.3

11.7 ± 2.1

0.024

CRP, mg/dL

0.10 (0.00–0.20)

0.08 (0.06–0.37)

0.012

0.00 (0.00–0.10)

0.07 (0.03–0.11)

0.007

0.20 (0.00–0.20)

0.13 (0.05–0.16)

0.051

n-PCR, g/kg/day

0.86 (0.73–0.93)

0.91 (0.75–1.04)

0.178

0.90 (0.79–1.01)

0.94 (0.85–1.01)

0.507

1.05 (1.01–1.11)

0.98 (0.90–1.03)

0.173

Alb, g/dL

3.7 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.3

0.703

3.6 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.3

0.114

3.6 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.3

0.068

Kt/V

1.21 ± 0.25

1.40 ± 0.25

0.217

1.37 ± 0.23

1.52 ± 0.30

0.045

1.29 ± 0.27

1.57 ± 0.31

0.002

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)
  2. P values were assessed by paired t test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test