Changes in urine volume and serum albumin in incident hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypoalbuminemia is a predictor of poor outcomes in dialysis patients. Among hemodialysis patients, there has not been prior study of whether residual kidney function or decline over time impacts serum albumin levels. We hypothesized that a decline in residual kidney function is associated with an increase in serum albumin levels among incident hemodialysis patients.

Methods

In a large national cohort of 38,504 patients who initiated hemodialysis during 1/2007-12/2011, we examined the association of residual kidney function, ascertained by urine volume and renal urea clearance, with changes in serum albumin over five years across strata of baseline residual kidney function, race, and diabetes using case-mix adjusted linear mixed effects models.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Eriguchi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5445014 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature