Factors Influencing Hemoglobin Variability and Its Association with Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to investigate the factors influencing hemoglobin variability with inflammatory and nutritional parameters and its associations with all-cause mortality among hemodialysis patients.

Methods

One hundred and sixty-nine patients during the entire 12 months were enrolled into the study. Fasting plasma glucose, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone (PTH), C-reactive protein (CRP), serum iron, serum iron-binding capacity, and transferrin saturation were analyzed. We defined six groups: low, target range, high, low-amplitude fluctuation with low hemoglobin levels, low-amplitude fluctuation with high hemoglobin levels, and high-amplitude fluctuation. Body mass index (BMI), malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS), and Charlson Comor

SUBMITTER: Bal Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5899870 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature