Table 2 Relationship between the participants’ characteristics and their Malnutrition Inflammation, and EQ-5D scores
Variable | MIS Median [Q1-Q3] | P value* | EQ-5D score Median [Q1-Q3] | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category (year) | ||||
 <60 | 9.00 [7.00–10.00] | 0.906 a | 0.61 [0.39–0.74] | 0.231 a |
 ≥60 | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.49 [0.30–0.70] |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] | 0.814 a | 0.62 [0.37–0.76] | 0.071 a |
 Female | 9.00 [7.00–11.00] |  | 0.48 [0.30–0.65] |  |
BMI category | ||||
 Healthy weight range | 10.00 [6.75–16.25] | 0.291 b | 0.53 [0.21–0.73] | 0.637 b |
 Overweight range | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.54 [0.41–0.75] |  |
 Obese range | 8.50 [7.00–10.00] |  | 0.54 [0.32–0.71] |  |
Level of education | ||||
 No formal education | 9.00 [8.00–10.50] | 0.423 b | 0.47 [0.21–0.63] | 0.325 b |
 Primary or middle school | 9.00 [5.00–11.00] |  | 0.50 [0.34–0.67] |  |
 Secondary school | 9.50 [7.00–14.00] |  | 0.56 [0.33–0.72] |  |
 Higher education | 8.00 [6.50–10.00] |  | 0.67 [0.47–0.81] |  |
Household monthly income | ||||
 Low (<2000 NIS) | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] | 0.610 b | 0.50 [0.32–0.67] | 0.289 b |
 Moderate (2000-4999 NIS) | 9.00 [7.00–11.00] |  | 0.61 [0.41–0.75] |  |
 High (≥5000 NIS) | 9.50 [5.50–14.25] |  | 0.68 [0.32–0.86] |  |
Residency | ||||
 Palestinian refugee camps | 9.00 [6.00–10.25] | 0.664 b | 0.46 [0.35–0.63] | 0383 b |
 Village | 8.50 [6.25–10.75] |  | 0.62 [0.49–0.73] |  |
 City | 9.00 [6.00–11.75] |  | 0.51 [0.30–0.74] |  |
Living arrangement | ||||
 Alone | 11.50 [4.75–12.25] | 0.580 a | 0.36 [0.05–0.51] | 0.037 a |
 With family or others | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.58 [0.36–0.72] |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single, divorced, or widowed | 9.00 [6.00–11.50] | 0.952 a | 0.45 [0.21–0.62] | 0.79 a |
 Married | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.57 [0.36–0.73] |  |
Employment | ||||
 Employed | 8.50 [8.00–10.75] | 0.872 | 0.64 [0.51–0.83] | 0.93 a |
 Unemployed | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.52 [0.32–0.71] |  |
Dialysis vintage (years) | ||||
 <4 | 8.00 [6.00–10.00] | 0.003 a | 0.62 [0.43–0.76] | 0.002 a |
 ≥4 | 10.00 [8.00–13.00] |  | 0.45 [0.22–0.63] |  |
Dialysis per week | ||||
 ≤2 | 7.00 [6.00–11.00] | 0.721 b | 0.48 [0.26–0.67] | 0.782 b |
 3 | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.52 [0.35–0.72] |  |
 ≥4 | 9.00 [7.25–11.00] |  | 0.63 [0.35–0.73] |  |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | ||||
 <4 | 9.00 [7.00–11.00] | 0.107 a | 0.57 [0.32–0.72] | 0.469 a |
 ≥4 | 7.00 [5.00–10.00] |  | 0.51 [0.48–0.70] |  |
History of kidney transplantation | ||||
 Yes | 7.00 [7.00–10.00] | 0.672 a | 0.50 [0.15–0.63] | 0.473 a |
 No | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.56 [0.35–0.72] |  |
Years since the diagnosis of diabetes | ||||
 <10 | 7.50 [6.00–9.75] | 0.112 b | 0.47 [0.33–0.65] | 0.351 b |
 10–19 | 8.50 [6.00–10.00] |  | 0.62 [0.39–0.72] |  |
 ≥20 | 9.50 [7.00–12.00] |  | 0.54 [0.31–0.74] |  |
Total chronic co-morbid diseases other than diabetes** | ||||
 ≤1 | 7.00 [6.00–10.00] | 0.004 b | 0.62 [0.37–0.81] | 0.176 b |
 2 | 9.00 [8.00–12.00] |  | 0.48 [0.32–0.64] |  |
 ≥3 | 10.00 [7.00–13.00] |  | 0.62 [0.28–0.71] |  |
Smoking | ||||
 Yes | 10.00 [7.00–11.00] | 0.286 a | 0.55 [0.40–0.75] | 0.391 a |
 No | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.53 [0.32–0.71] |  |
Total chronic medications | ||||
 <5 | 9.00 [6.25–11.00] | 0.727 a | 0.64 [0.33–0.76] | 0.347 a |
 ≥5 | 9.00 [6.00–11.00] |  | 0.51 [0.35–0.69] |  |
MIS category | ||||
 No to mild malnutrition | - | - | 0.65 [0.48–0.82] | <0.001 b |
 Moderate malnutrition | - |  | 0.48 [0.32–0.64] |  |
 Severe malnutrition | - |  | 0.05 [0.02–0.11] |  |