BACKGROUND: Anorexia is common in chronic kidney disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Sex hormones and inflammatory cytokines may be related to feeding behavior. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that appetite would be related to inflammation and outcome in hemodialysis patients but that sex may account for differences in the symptoms associated with poor appetite. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients undergoing prevalent hemodialysis (n = 223; 127 M; x +/- SD age: 66 +/- 14 y). Anthropometric markers of body composition, handgrip strength, and nutritional and inflammatory status were measured, and 3 groups according to their self-reported appetite were established. Overall mortality was assessed after 19 mo (range: 2-29 mo) of follow-up. RESULTS: Poor appetite was associated with a longer vintage time, increased inflammation (higher serum concentrations of interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein), and a worse nutritional status (lower serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I, albumin, urea, and creatinine). However, across worsening appetite scale, handgrip strength was incrementally lower in men but not in women (multivariate analysis of variance). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis (pseudo r(2) = 0.19), appetite loss was associated with sex [odds ratio (OR): 0.41; 95% CI: 0.24, 0.72], insulin-like growth factor I (3.58; 2.10, 6.32), and C-reactive protein > 10 mg/L (2.39; 1.34, 4.11). Finally, appetite loss was associated with worse clinical outcome even after adjustment for age, sex, inflammation, dialysis vintage, and comorbidity (likelihood ratio = 44.3; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: These results show a close association among appetite, malnutrition, inflammation, and outcome in patients undergoing prevalent hemodialysis. Moreover, our data suggest that uremic men may be more susceptible than are women to inflammation-induced anorexia.
BACKGROUND: Anorexia is common in chronic kidney disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Sex hormones and inflammatory cytokines may be related to feeding behavior. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that appetite would be related to inflammation and outcome in hemodialysis patients but that sex may account for differences in the symptoms associated with poor appetite. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients undergoing prevalent hemodialysis (n = 223; 127 M; x +/- SD age: 66 +/- 14 y). Anthropometric markers of body composition, handgrip strength, and nutritional and inflammatory status were measured, and 3 groups according to their self-reported appetite were established. Overall mortality was assessed after 19 mo (range: 2-29 mo) of follow-up. RESULTS: Poor appetite was associated with a longer vintage time, increased inflammation (higher serum concentrations of interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein), and a worse nutritional status (lower serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I, albumin, urea, and creatinine). However, across worsening appetite scale, handgrip strength was incrementally lower in men but not in women (multivariate analysis of variance). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis (pseudo r(2) = 0.19), appetite loss was associated with sex [odds ratio (OR): 0.41; 95% CI: 0.24, 0.72], insulin-like growth factor I (3.58; 2.10, 6.32), and C-reactive protein > 10 mg/L (2.39; 1.34, 4.11). Finally, appetite loss was associated with worse clinical outcome even after adjustment for age, sex, inflammation, dialysis vintage, and comorbidity (likelihood ratio = 44.3; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: These results show a close association among appetite, malnutrition, inflammation, and outcome in patients undergoing prevalent hemodialysis. Moreover, our data suggest that uremic men may be more susceptible than are women to inflammation-induced anorexia.
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