Table 2 Factors predicting prospective annualized change in BMI SDS.

From: Global Variation of Nutritional Status in Children Undergoing Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis: A Longitudinal Study of the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network

 

Parameter Estimate (SE)

P

Intercept

−0.056

(0.259)

0.89

Duration of PD (years)

−0.060

(0.036)

0.09

Diagnosis (reference: CAKUT)

Glomerulopathy

−0.229

(0.089)

0.01

Other

−0.364

(0.110)

0.001

BMI SDS

−0.456

(0.026)

<0.001

Height SDS

0.113

(0.025)

<0.001

% deviation from estimated dry weight

−0.040

(0.014)

0.01

Serum albumin (g/L)

0.015

(0.006)

0.02

Nutritional supplementation (reference: none)

Oral

−0.195

(0.090)

0.03

NGT

0.122

(0.133)

0.36

Gastrostomy

0.633

(0.132)

<0.001

  1. Positive change means BMI SDS increase (702 patients, 1930 differences in BMI SDS).