Effect of low-density lipoprotein level and mortality in older incident statin-naive hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to analyze low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and their relationship with mortality in order to identify the appropriate lipid profile for older Korean hemodialysis patients.

Methods

We enrolled a total of 2,732 incident hemodialysis patients aged > 70 years from a retrospective cohort of the Korean Society of Geriatric Nephrology from 2010 Jan to 2017 Dec, which included 17 academic hospitals in South Korea. Of these patients, 1,709 were statin-naïve, and 1,014 were analyzed after excluding those with missing LDL-C level data. We used multivariate Cox regression analysis to select risk factors from 20 clinical variables among the LDL-C groups.

Results

The mean age of the entire patient population was 78 years, with no signi

SUBMITTER: Song JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature