Abstract
Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including peritoneal dialysis (PD), have sarcopenia. It is important to evaluate muscle mass to prevent sarcopenia in the field of CKD management. Recently, muscle mass assessment using psoas muscle evaluated by computed tomography (CT) has been reported in patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, few clinical studies have investigated the clinical factors associated with the evaluation of psoas muscle in patients undergoing PD. Psoas muscle mass index (PMI) was measured in cross-sectional areas of the bilateral psoas muscles at the third lumbar spine level to evaluate psoas muscle status. The associations between PMI and possible clinical factors were investigated in 68 patients undergoing PD. The mean PMI was 6.3 ± 2.0 cm2/m2, and the PMI was higher in men than in women (p < 0.001). In a multivariable linear regression analysis of the factors associated with PMI, male gender (standardized coefficient: 0.331), body mass index (standardized coefficient: 0.283), serum creatinine concentration (standardized coefficient: 0.289), serum albumin concentration (standardized coefficient: 0.235), and the use of vitamin D (standardized coefficient: 0.195) were independently identified. PMI was independently and significantly associated with gender, BMI, serum creatinine concentration, serum albumin concentration and the use of vitamin D. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify whether the maintenance of nutritional status or vitamin D administration could affect muscle mass in patients undergoing PD.
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