The Association Between Total Protein Intake and All-Cause Mortality in Middle Aged and Older Korean Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Over the past decades, the optimum protein intake for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been an important, controversial issue. Dietary protein restriction has been commonly recommended for patients with CKD for preserving kidney function. However, evidence of the associations between long-term protein intake and mortality is not consistent in patients with CKD. Therefore, we aimed to examine the associations between total protein intake and all-cause mortality in Korean adults with CKD.

Methods

From three sub-cohorts of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) starting from 2001, total 3,892 participants with eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m² (CKD stage 3-5) were included in this study. Dietary data were collected using food-freque

SUBMITTER: Kwon YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014017 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature