Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of low lean tissue index (LTI) and analyze the risk factors of low LTI in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.
Methods PD patients in Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences from October 2019 to May 2020 were included. Demographic data of patients were collected and biochemical parameters were measured. LTI was measured by bioimpedance spectroscopy. Patients with an LTI less than 10% of the referenced range for their age and gender were considered to have a low LTI. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of low LTI.
Results A total of 104 PD patients were included, and low LTI was detected in 49 patients (47.1%). Compared to the normal LTI group, the red cell distribution width (RDW), interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration, subjective global assessment(SGA) grade, and overhydration in the low LTI group were increased (P < 0.05), whereas body mass index (BMI) was decreased (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression showed that IL-6 concentration (OR=1.098, 95%CI 1.024-1.177, P=0.009), RDW (OR=1.873, 95%CI 1.183-2.965, P=0.007), BMI (OR=0.787, 95%CI 0.679-0.911, P=0.001), and the SGA grade (OR=6.334, 95%CI 1.568-25.295, P=0.009) were independent risk factors of LTI.
Conclusions Low LTI is common in PD patients, higher IL-6, RDW, SGA grade, and lower BMI are independent risk factors of low LTI.