Baseline demographics of participants
ACUTE INFECTION
Sixty-four patients met the inclusion criteria and were randomly allocated 1:1 in both groups. Four patients dropped out before the end of the study: two in the IG due to acute infection, two in the CG due to renal transplantation, and one transferred to another dialysis unit. Consequently, 60 patients (30 in each group) were included in the final analysis (Fig. 
Flow diagram of the study. Abbreviations: IG: intervention group; CG: control group; ONS: oral nutritional supplement