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Table 2 General characteristics of men (n = 931) and women (n = 1217) according to eGFR category. The quantitative values are expressed by median and interquartile difference, qualitative values as number and percentage

From: Association between kidney function, nutritional status and anthropometric measures in older people

Variable

Men

Women

G1–2 (≥60)

N = 315

G3A (45–59.9)

N = 368

G3B (30–44.9)

N = 198

G4 (15–30)

N = 50

p-value*

G1–2 (≥60)

N = 503

G3A (45–59.9)

N = 483

G3B (30–44.9)

N = 193

G4 (15–30)

N = 38

p-value*

Age (years)

78.7 (4.6)

79.6 (6.0)

80.1 (6.0)

83.2 (7.3)

<  0.001abcdef

78.6 (4.4)

79.7 (5.7)

83.1 (7.9)

81.9 (6.8)

<  0.001 abcdef

Education (years)

12 (8)

12 (7)

11 (6)

9 (5)

0.031 bcdef

12 (7)

11 (6)

10 (5)

8 (3)

<  0.001 abcdef

Weight (kg)

77.0 (14.3)

78.0 (17.0)

81.4 (16.2)

75.5 (18.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

65.0 (16.0)

67.0 (18.0)

69.4 (19.6)

72.7 (16.6)

<  0.001 abcdef

Arm circumference (cm)

28 (3.8)

28 (3.0)

29 (3.0)

28 (5.0)

<  0.001 bdf

28 (4.5)

28 (4.5)

28 (5.0)

28 (5.0)

<  0.001 bcde

Waist circumference (cm)

100 (14.0)

101 (13.9)

104 (13.0)

102 (14.8)

<  0.001 bdf

92 (17.0)

95 (16.0)

98 (16.0)

102 (13.2)

<  0.001 abcdef

Hip circumference (cm)

102 (9.0)

103 (9.0)

106 (9.0)

105 (10.0)

<  0.001 bcde

102 (12.0)

105 (13.4)

108 (15.0)

111 (11.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

Calf circumference (cm)

36 (4)

36 (5)

38 (7)

42 (8)

<  0.001 bcdef

35 (4)

36 (5)

36 (6)

41 (13)

<  0.001 abcef

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9 (4.5)

27.2 (5.0)

27.7 (4.9)

26.7 (4.7)

0.011 abcef

26.6 (5.8)

27.6 (6.0)

28.5 (7.0)

29.6 (7.5)

<  0.001 abcdef

WHR

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

ns

0.89 (0.1)

0.89 (0.1)

0.89 (0.1)

0.90 (0.1)

ns

WHtR

0.59 (0.1)

0.60 (0.1)

0.61 (0.1)

0.60 (0.1)

<  0.001 bcdef

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.1)

0.7 (0.1)

<  0.001 cef

MNA SF

14 (2)

14 (1)

14 (2)

14 (3)

ns

13 (2)

13 (2)

13 (2)

13 (3)

ns

MNA

27 (2.5)

27 (2.5)

27 (2.5)

26 (4.7)

<  0.001 cef

27 (3.0)

26.5 (3.5)

26 (3.0)

25.0 (6.2)

<  0.001 c

Albumin (g/dL)

4.3 (0.4)

4.3 (0.4)

4.3 (0.4)

4.0 (0.5)

<  0.001 cef

4.3 (0.4)

4.2 (0.5)

4.2 (0.5)

4.0 (0.6)

<  0.001 c

Diabetes (n, %)

75 (23.8)

104 (28.3)

83 (41.9)

17 (34.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

79 (15.7)

88 (18.2)

70 (36.3)

16 (42.1)

<  0.001 abcdef

Cancer (n, %)

51 (16.2)

76 (20.7)

49 (24.7)

12 (24.0)

ns

65 (12.9)

78 (16.1)

29 (15.0)

6 (15.8)

ns

Hypertension (n, %)

201 (63.8)

281 (76.4)

177 (89.4)

47 (94.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

341 (67.8)

378 (78.3)

169 (87.6)

38 (100.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

CAD (n, %)

36 (21.2)

68 (40.0)

56 (32.9)

10 (5.9)

<  0.001 abcdef

36 (7.2)

36 (7.5)

36 (18.7)

9 (23.7)

<  0.001 bcdef

CVD (n, %)

39 (12.4)

57 (15.5)

30 (15.2)

6 (12.0)

ns

48 (9.5)

49 (10.1)

30 (15.5)

9 (23.7)

0.009 bcdef

CHF (n, %)

26 (8.3)

74 (20.1)

51 (25.8)

15 (30.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

42 (8.3)

75 (15.5)

40 (20.7)

11 (28.9)

<  0.001 abcdef

COPD (n, %)

40 (12.7)

59 (16.0)

44 (22.2)

13 (26.0)

0.011 abcdef

30 (6.0)

36 (7.5)

25 (13.0)

5 (13.2)

0.012 abcdef

Metabolic syndrome (n, %)

161 (51.1)

213 (57.9)

145 (73.2)

36 (72.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

242 (48.1)

289 (59.8)

140 (72.5)

30 (78.9)

<  0.001 abcdef

CIRS-G

7 (6)

8 (6)

10 (8)

12 (7)

<  0.001 abcdef

6 (5)

7 (6)

11 (7)

12 (6)

<  0.001 abcde

Country

Austria (n, %)

12 (3.8)

34 (9.2)

44 (22.2)

26 (52.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

18 (3.6)

37 (7.7)

34 (17.6)

18 (47.4)

<  0.001 abcdef

Germany (n, %)

32 (10.2)

35 (9.5)

12 (6.1)

4 (8.0)

ns

74 (14.7)

69 (14.3)

39 (20.2)

5 (13.2)

ns

Israel (n, %)

64 (20.3)

54 (14.7)

17 (8.6)

3 (6.0)

0.001 abcde

85 (16.9)

58 (12.0)

16 (8.3)

1 (2.6)

0.002 abcdef

Italy (n, %)

73 (23.2)

101 (27.4)

44 (22.2)

3 (6.0)

0.008 acdef

82 (16.3)

107 (22.2)

23 (11.9)

3 (7.9)

0.003 abcdef

The Netherlands (n, %)

43 (13.7)

61 (16.6)

46 (23.2)

10 (20.0)

0.042 abcdef

47 (9.3)

40 (8.3)

32 (16.6)

6 (15.8)

0.008 cde

Poland (n, %)

49 (15.6)

42 (11.4)

10 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

<  0.001 abcdef

111 (22.1)

115 (23.8)

25 (13.0)

0 (0.0)

<  0.001 bcdef

Spain (n, %)

42 (13.3)

41 (11.1)

25 (12.6)

4 (8.0)

ns

86 (17.1)

57 (11.8)

24 (12.4)

5 (13.2)

ns

  1. *p-values = based on comparisons between subgroups
  2. a G1–2 (60 or more) vs G3A (45–59.9)
  3. b G1–2 (60 or more) vs G3B (30–44.9)
  4. c G1–2 (60 or more) vs G4 (15–30)
  5. d G3A (45–59.9) vs G3B (30–44.9)
  6. e G3A (45–59.9) vs G4 (15–30)
  7. f G3B (30–44.9) vs G4 (15–30)