Overall, after adjusting for age, sex, dialysis vintage, history of stroke, history of diabetes, history of CVD, usage of L-carnitine, albumin, SBP, DBP, hemoglobin, triglyceride, BMI and CRP except for the stratified variable, the association between ICW and sarcopenic obesity stably persisted across subgroups stratified by age, diabetes, BMI, and CVD. Here, ALB is linked to diabetes mellitus.