Association of serum mineral parameters with mortality in hemodialysis patients: Data from the Korean end-stage renal disease registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the associations between mineral metabolism parameters and mortality to identify optimal targets in Korean hemodialysis patients.

Methods

Among hemodialysis patients registered in the end-stage renal disease registry of the Korean Society of Nephrology between March 2012 and June 2017, those with serum calcium, phosphorus, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) measured at enrollment were included. Association of serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, and iPTH with all-cause mortality was analyzed.

Results

Among 21,433 enrolled patients, 3,135 (14.6%) died during 24.8 ± 14.5 months of follow-up. After multivariable adjustment, patients in the first quintile of corrected calcium were associated with lower mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 0.84; 95%

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6147195 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature