From: The state of nutrition care in outpatient hemodialysis settings in Malaysia: a nationwide survey
Patient Characteristics and Nutrition Parameters | All (n = 4362) | Sector | p value | Dietitian Accessibility | p value | ||||
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Government (n = 1072) | Private (n = 1949) | NGO (n = 1341) | Not available (n = 2618) | Dedicated dietitian (n = 934) | Shared/ visiting dietitian (n = 810) | ||||
Age (year) | 55.0 ± 13.53 | 52.2 ± 14.7 | 56.8 ± 12.6 | 54.6 ± 13.5 | <  0.001a | 55.0 ± 13.00 | 54.6 ± 14.8 | 55.5 ± 13.70 | 0.395 |
Gender (Male) | 2484 (59.6%) | 589 (54.9%) | 1103 (56.9%) | 792 (59.1%) | 0.117 | 1491 (57.0%) | 531 (56.9%) | 462 (57.0%) | 0.997 |
Dialysis vintage (month) | 43.0 (59) | 53.5 (78) | 34.0 (45) | 50.0 (65) | <  0.001b | 38.0 (51) | 50.5 (78) | 51.0 (62) | <  0.001b |
Pre-dialysis creatinine (μmol/L) | 840 ± 239 | 813 (796–831) | 822 (813–840) | 831 (813–849) | 0.431 | 840 (831–849) | 804 (787–822) | 822 (804–840) | 0.006c |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 4.7 | 23.5 (23.2–23.8) | 24.6 (24.2–24.9) | 23.8 (23.5–24.2) | <  0.001d | 23.8 (23.5–24.0) | 23.9 (23.5–24.3) | 24.2 (23.8–24.6) | 0.187 |
Albumin (g/L) | 38.8 ± 4.3 | 39.1 (38.8–39.4) | 38.6 (38.3–38.9) | 39.4 (39.1–39.7) | <  0.001e | 38.9 (38.6–39.1) | 39.2 (38.8–39.6) | 39.0 (38.6–39.3) | 0.349 |
Phosphorus (mmol/L) | 1.75 ± 0.45 | 1.62 (1.58–1.65) | 1.84 (1.80–1.87) | 1.78 (1.74–1.81) | <  0.001f | 1.70 (1.67–1.72) | 1.74 (1.70–1.78) | 1.79 (1.76–1.83) | < 0.001g |