Advanced wasting in peritoneal dialysis patients

Table 1 Abbreviations used in this report

Abbreviation	Interpretation
V	Body water, L; VWatson = body water estimated by the Watson formula
W	Body weight, kg
IW	Ideal body weight, kg
BF	Body fat, kg
FFM	Fat-free mass, kg
BMI	Body mass index, kg/m2
PNA	Protein nitrogen appearance, g; nPNA/W = PNA normalized to W, g/kg; nPNA/IW = PNA/IW = PNA normalized to IW, g/kg
Cr Ex	Creatinine excretion rate, mg/24-h; (MCr Ex)/W = measured Cr Ex normalized to W, (mg/kg)/24-h; (MCr Ex)/IW = Measured Cr Ex normalized to IW, (mg/kg)/24-h
M/P Cr Ex	Measured/Predicted creatinine excretion rate
LBM	Lean body mass estimated from Cr Ex, kg; LBM/W = LBM normalized to W; LBM/IW = LBM normalized to IW