Table 5 Correlation between MASEI scores and clinico-laboratory data among HD patients (N = 41)

Age (years)

0.297

0.059

0.261

0.099

0.336

0.032*

Sex

0.216

0.175

−0.064

0.693

0.055

0.733

Body weight (Kg)

0.128

0.427

−0.057

0.725

0.029

0.855

Duration of HD (years)

0.171

0.284

0.341

0.029

0.327

0.037*

Associated comorbidities

−0.052

0.745

0.099

0.539

0.029

0.856

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

−0.205

0.199

−0.240

0.130

−0.216

0.176

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

−0.275

0.105

0.128

0.424

−0.036

0.822

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

−0.106

0.510

−0.112

0.485

−0.134

0.403

Calcium (mg/dL)

−0.214

0.180

0.066

0.682

−0.082

0.610

Phosphorus (mg/dL)

0.047

0.770

0.284

0.072

0.139

0.385

PTH (pg/mL)

0.139

0.386

0.076

0.639

0.131

0.414

Uric acid (mg/dl)

0.106

0.511

0.147

0.358

0.138

0.388