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Zhu Y. Usage and Health Outcomes of Home Hemodialysis vs Center Hemodialysis in Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States a Quantitative Research in 2016-2019 USRDS Using Aday-Anderson Framework and Multiple Regression Models. Patient Relat Outcome Meas 2024; 15:1-16. [PMID: 38222923 PMCID: PMC10787550 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s416279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Introduction Home hemodialysis (HHD) offers patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) greater flexibility and advantages of health outcomes over center hemodialysis (CHD). This study aims to investigate the differences between home and center hemodialysis with a focus on racial/ethnic minorities. Methods The US Renal Disease System (USRDS) 2019 patient core data containing mortality and hospitalization which are cumulative since 2010 were merged with 2016-2019 Medicare clinical claims. To assess demographic and medical factors adjusted utilization and mortality of HHD vs CHD within every racial/ethnic cohort, logistic regression was used, and negative binomial regression was conducted to analyze the number of hospitalizations. Results Evaluating 548,453 (97.48%) CHD patients and 14,202 (2.52%) HHD patients with Whites 47%, Blacks 32%, Hispanics 15%, Asians 4%, and other minorities 2%, the outcomes from adjusted regressions showed that: 1) minorities were significantly less likely to use HHD than Whites (Blacks: OR, 0.568, 95% CI, 0.546-0.592; Hispanics: OR, 0.510, 95% CI, 0.477-0.544; Asians: OR, 0.689, 95% CI, 0.619-0.766; Others: OR, 0.453, 95% CI, 0.390-0.525; p < 0.001); 2) most minority patients were younger and had fewer comorbidities than Whites, and all minority groups displayed significantly lower mortality and hospitalization incidences than the White group with adjustment on multiple covariates; 3) in the overall and main racial/ethnic cohorts, HHD showed a significantly lower risk of death than CHD after confounding for major risk factors (overall cohort: OR, 0.686, 95% CI, 0.641-0.734; White: OR, 0.670, 95% CI, 0.612-0.734; Blacks: OR, 0.717, 95% CI, 0.644-0.799; Hispanics: OR, 0.715, 95% CI, 0.575-0.889; Others: OR, 0.473, 95% CI, 0.265-0.844). Conclusion There are substantial racial/ethnic variations in home hemodialysis use and health outcomes in the United States.
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- Ying Zhu
- Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Kang DH, Streja E, You AS, Lee Y, Narasaki Y, Torres S, Novoa-Vargas A, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. Hypoglycemia and Mortality Risk in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. J Ren Nutr 2023:S1051-2276(23)00151-6. [PMID: 37918644 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Hypoglycemia is a frequent occurrence in chronic kidney disease patients due to alterations in glucose and insulin metabolism. However, there are sparse data examining the predictors and clinical implications of hypoglycemia including mortality risk among incident hemodialysis patients. DESIGN AND METHODS Among 58,304 incident hemodialysis patients receiving care from a large national dialysis organization over 2007-2011, we examined clinical characteristics associated with risk of hypoglycemia, defined as a blood glucose concentration <70 mg/dL, in the first year of dialysis using expanded case-mix + laboratory logistic regression models. We then examined the association between hypoglycemia during the first year of dialysis with all-cause mortality using expanded case-mix + laboratory Cox models. RESULTS In the first year of dialysis, hypoglycemia was observed among 16.8% of diabetic and 6.9% of nondiabetic incident hemodialysis patients. In adjusted logistic regression models, clinical characteristics associated with hypoglycemia included younger age, female sex, African-American race, presence of a central venous catheter, lower residual renal function, and longer dialysis session length. In the overall cohort, patients who experienced hypoglycemia had a higher risk of all-cause mortality risk (reference: absence of hypoglycemia): adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) 1.08 (1.04, 1.13). In stratified analyses, hypoglycemia was also associated with higher mortality risk in the diabetic and nondiabetic subgroups: adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval's) 1.08 (1.04-1.13), and 1.17 (0.94-1.45), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Hypoglycemia was a frequent occurrence among both diabetic and nondiabetic hemodialysis patients and was associated with a higher mortality risk. Further studies are needed to identify approaches that reduce hypoglycemia risk in the hemodialysis population.
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- Duk-Hee Kang
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Ewha Medical Research Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California; Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California; Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, NHIS Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California; Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California.
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Pai AY, Sy J, Kim J, Kleine CE, Edward J, Hsiung JT, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Association of serum globulin with all-cause mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 37:1993-2003. [PMID: 34617572 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum globulin is a major component of total protein and can be elevated in inflammatory disease states. While inflammation is common in hemodialysis patients and associated with mortality and morbidity, the association between serum globulin and mortality have never been examined in hemodialysis patients. METHODS In a retrospective cohort of 104,164 incident hemodialysis patients treated by a large dialysis organization from 2007 to 2011, we explored the association between baseline serum globulin, A/G ratio and serum protein levels and all-cause, cardiovascular and infection-related mortality with adjustments for demographic variables and laboratory markers of malnutrition and inflammation using Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS Patients with globulin concentration >3.8 g/dL had higher all-cause and infection-related mortality risk (Hazard Ratio [HR] 1.11, 95% Confidence Interval [95%CI]: 1.06, 1.16 and HR 1.28, 95%CI: 1.09, 1.51; respectively) in the fully adjusted model when compared to the reference group of 3.0-<3.2 g/dL. In addition, patients with A/G ratio <0.75 had a 45% higher all-cause mortality hazard (HR 1.45, 95%CI: 1.38, 1.52) and patients with total serum protein <5.5 g/dL had a 34% higher risk of death (HR: 1.34, 95%CI: 1.27, 1.42) when compared to the reference (A/G ratio 1.05-<1.15 and total serum protein 6.5-<7 g/dL, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Among incident hemodialysis patients, higher globulin level was associated with higher mortality risk independent of other markers of malnutrition and inflammation, including albumin. Lower A/G ratio and serum protein was also associated with higher mortality hazard. The mechanisms that contribute to elevated serum globulin should be further explored.
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- Alex Y Pai
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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Clark DA, West KA, Tennankore KK. Feasibility of Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis: Contingency Planning for COVID-19. Kidney Med 2021; 3:314-316. [PMID: 33585809 PMCID: PMC7863757 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- David A. Clark
- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Address for Correspondence: David A. Clark, MD, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Suite 5083, QEII–Dickson Building, 5820 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, B3H 1V8 Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Kang DH, Lee Y, Kleine CE, Lee YK, Park C, Hsiung JT, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Eosinophil count and mortality risk in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:1032-1042. [PMID: 32049326 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eosinophils are traditionally known as moderators of allergic reactions; however, they have now emerged as one of the principal immune-regulating cells as well as predictors of vascular disease and mortality in the general population. Although eosinophilia has been demonstrated in hemodialysis (HD) patients, associations of eosinophil count (EOC) and its changes with mortality in HD patients are still unknown. METHODS In 107 506 incident HD patients treated by a large dialysis organization during 2007-11, we examined the relationships of baseline and time-varying EOC and its changes (ΔEOC) over the first 3 months with all-cause mortality using Cox proportional hazards models with three levels of hierarchical adjustment. RESULTS Baseline median EOC was 231 (interquartile range 155-339) cells/μL and eosinophilia (>350 cells/μL) was observed in 23.4% of patients. There was a gradual increase in EOC over time after HD initiation with a median ΔEOC of 5.1 (IQR -53-199) cells/μL, which did not parallel the changes in white blood cell count. In fully adjusted models, mortality risk was highest in subjects with lower baseline and time-varying EOC (<100 cells/μL) and was also slightly higher in patients with higher levels (≥550 cells/μL), resulting in a reverse J-shaped relationship. The relationship of ΔEOC with all-cause mortality risk was also a reverse J-shape where both an increase and decrease exhibited a higher mortality risk. CONCLUSIONS Both lower and higher EOCs and changes in EOC over the first 3 months after HD initiation were associated with higher all-cause mortality in incident HD patients.
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- Duk-Hee Kang
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Medical Research Center, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, NHIS Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA
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Kimura H, Sy J, Okuda Y, Wenziger C, Hanna R, Obi Y, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. A faster decline of residual kidney function and erythropoietin stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness in incident hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int 2020; 25:60-70. [PMID: 33034069 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESA) hyporesposiveness has been associated with increased mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, the impact of decline of residual kidney function (RKF) on ESA hyporesposiveness has not been adequately elucidated among patients receiving HD. METHODS The associations of RKF decline with erythropoietin resistance index (ERI; average weekly ESA dose [units])/post-dialysis body weight [kg]/hemoglobin [g/dL]) were retrospectively examined across four strata of annual change in RKF (residual renal urea clearance [KRU] < -3.0, -3.0 to <-1.5, -1.5 to <0, ≥0 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year; urinary volume < -600, -600 to<-300, -300 to <0, ≥0 mL/day per year) using logistic regression models adjusted for clinical characteristics and laboratory variables in 5239 incident HD patients in a large US dialysis organization between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011. FINDINGS The median values of the annual change in KRU and urinary volume were -1.2 (interquartile range [IQR]: -2.8 to 0.1) mL/min/1.73 m2 per year and -250 (IQR: -600 to 100) mL/day per year. A faster KRU decline in the first year of HD was associated with higher odds for ESA hyporesponsiveness: KRU decline of <-3.0, -3.0 to <-1.5, and -1.5 to <0/min/1.73 m2 per year were associated with adjusted odds ratios (OR) of 2.07 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.66-2.58), 1.54 (95%CI: 1.28-1.85), and 1.26 (95%CI: 1.07-1.49), respectively (reference: ≥0 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year). These associations were consistent across strata of baseline KRU, age, sex, race, diabetes, congestive heart failure, hemoglobin, and serum albumin. Sensitivity analyses using urinary volume as another index of RKF showed consistent associations. DISCUSSION A faster RKF decline during the first year of dialysis was associated with ESA hyporesponsiveness and low hemoglobin levels among incident HD patients.
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- Hiroshi Kimura
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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Mehrotra R. Counterpoint: Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Should Be an Approach of Last Resort Even in Times of Dialysis Unit Stress. J Am Soc Nephrol 2020; 31:1143-1144. [PMID: 32300070 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020040412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Rajnish Mehrotra
- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Hur I, Wenziger C, Obi Y, Moradi H, Streja E, Tantisattamo E, Choi SJ, Lau WL, Chang Y, Jin A, Chen JLT, Kovesdy CP, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Hemodynamic and Laboratory Changes during Incremental Transition from Twice to Thrice-Weekly Hemodialysis. Cardiorenal Med 2020; 10:97-107. [PMID: 31935740 DOI: 10.1159/000504383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Incremental hemodialysis (HD) is a strategy utilized to gradually intensify dialysis among patients with incident end-stage renal disease. However, there are scarce data about which patients' clinic status changes by increasing treatment frequency. METHODS We retrospectively examined statistically de-identified data from 569 patients who successfully transitioned from twice- to thrice-weekly HD (2007-2011) and compared the differences in monthly-averaged values of hemodynamic and laboratory indices during the 3 months before and after the transition with the values at 1 month prior to transition serving as the reference. RESULTS At 3 months after transitioning from twice- to thrice-weekly HD, ultrafiltration volume decreased by 0.5 (95% CI 0.3-0.6) L/session among 189 patients (33%) with weekly interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) ≥5.4 kg/week, and increased by 0.4 (95% CI 0.3-0.5) L/session among 186 patients (33%) with weekly IDWG <3.3 kg/week. Weekly IDWG consistently increased after the transition irrespective of baseline values (1.7 [95% CI 1.5-1.9] kg/week). Pre-HD systolic blood pressure (SBP) decreased by 12 (95% CI 9-14) mm Hg among 177 patients (31%) with baseline pre-HD SBP ≥160 mm Hg, which coincided with a decreasing trend in post-HD body weight (1.3 [95% CI 0.8-1.7] kg). DISCUSSION In conclusion, patients who increased HD frequency from twice to thrice weekly treatment experienced increased weekly IDWG and better pre-HD SBP control with lower post-HD body weight.
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- Inkyong Hur
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Section of Nephrology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Section of Nephrology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Section of Nephrology, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA, .,Section of Nephrology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA, .,Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA,
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Nishio-Lucar AG, Bose S, Lyons G, Awuah KT, Ma JZ, Lockridge RS. Intensive Home Hemodialysis Survival Comparable to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. Kidney Int Rep 2020; 5:296-306. [PMID: 32154451 PMCID: PMC7056865 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Kidney transplantation (KT) remains the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), but access to transplantation is limited by a disparity between supply and demand for suitable organs. This organ shortfall has resulted in the use of a wider range of donor kidneys and, in parallel, a reexamination of potential alternative renal replacement therapies. Previous studies comparing Canadian intensive home hemodialysis (IHHD) with deceased donor (DD) KT in the United States reported similar survival, suggesting IHHD might be a plausible alternative. Methods Using data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and an experienced US-based IHHD program in Lynchburg, VA, we retrospectively compared mortality outcomes of a cohort of IHHD patients with transplant recipients within the same geographic region between October 1997 and June 2014. Results We identified 3073 transplant recipients and 116 IHHD patients. Living donor KT (n = 1212) had the highest survival and 47% reduction in risk of death compared with IHHD (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.34–0.83). Survival of IHHD patients did not statistically differ from that of DD transplant recipients (n = 1834) in adjusted analyses (HR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.62–1.48) or when exclusively compared with marginal (Kidney Donor Profile Index >85%) transplant recipients (HR: 1.35; 95% CI: 0.84–2.16). Conclusion Our study showed comparable overall survival between IHHD and DD KT. For appropriate patients, IHHD could serve as bridging therapy to transplant and a tenable long-term renal replacement therapy.
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- Angie G Nishio-Lucar
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians, PLLC, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians, PLLC, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians, PLLC, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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Soohoo M, Molnar MZ, Ujszaszi A, Obi Y, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Red blood cell distribution width and mortality and hospitalizations in peritoneal dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 34:2111-2118. [PMID: 30032278 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is found to be associated with different types of anemia and has recently been studied as a prognostic marker of mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, the relationship of RDW with mortality and hospitalization rate in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is less known. METHODS Among 14 323 incident PD patients between 2007 and 2011 in the USA, we examined the relationship of baseline and time-varying RDW with the risk of mortality and time to first hospitalization using adjusted Cox models. In addition, we examined the relationship of baseline RDW and hospitalization rate using an adjusted negative-binomial regression model. Sensitivity analyses included competing risk models and subgroup analyses. RESULTS The study population comprised patients 56 ± 16 years of age, including 43% females, 23% African Americans and 62% diabetics, with a mean RDW of 15.3 ± 1.6%. In models adjusted for clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters, RDW exhibited an incremental relationship with the mortality risk, where RDW ≥16.5% had a 40% and 69% higher risk of death in baseline and time-varying analyses, respectively, compared with an RDW of 14.5-15.5%. Moreover, higher baseline RDW ≥16.5% was also associated with a higher risk of time to first hospitalization {hazard ratio 1.22 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.14-1.29]} and a higher rate of hospitalizations [incidence rate ratio 1.16 (95% CI 1.09-1.23)]. These results were consistent across numerous sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS Higher RDW is associated with a higher risk of mortality and hospitalizations among incident PD patients. Further studies are needed to examine the mechanism behind RDW and adverse outcomes.
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- Melissa Soohoo
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, USA.,Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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Eriguchi R, Obi Y, Soohoo M, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Associated with Serum Potassium in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Am J Nephrol 2019; 50:361-369. [PMID: 31522173 PMCID: PMC6856395 DOI: 10.1159/000502998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities in serum potassium are risk factors for sudden cardiac death and arrhythmias among dialysis patients. Although a previous study in hemodialysis patients has shown that race/ethnicity may impact the relationship between serum potassium and mortality, the relationship remains unclear among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients where the dynamics of serum potassium is more stable. METHODS Among 17,664 patients who started PD between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 in a large US dialysis organization, we evaluated the association of serum potassium levels with all-cause and arrhythmia-related deaths across race/ethnicity using time-dependent Cox models with adjustments for demographics. We also used restricted cubic spline functions for serum potassium levels to explore non-linear associations. RESULTS Baseline serum potassium levels were the highest among Hispanics (4.2 ± 0.7 mEq/L) and lowest among non-Hispanic blacks (4.0 ± 0.7 mEq/L). Among 2,949 deaths during the follow-up of median 2.2 (interquartile ranges 1.3-3.2) years, 683 (23%) were arrhythmia-related deaths. Overall, both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia (i.e., serum potassium levels >5.0 and <3.5 mEq/L, respectively) were associated with higher all-cause and arrhythmia-related mortality. In a stratified analysis according to race/ethnicity, the association of hypokalemia with all-cause and arrhythmia-related mortality was consistent with an attenuation for arrhythmia-related mortality in non-Hispanic blacks. Hyperkalemia was associated with all-cause and arrhythmia-related mortality in non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks, but no association was observed in Hispanics. CONCLUSION Among incident PD patients, hypokalemia was consistently associated with all-cause and arrhythmia-related deaths irrespective of race/ethnicity. However, while hyperkalemia was associated with both death outcomes in non-Hispanic blacks and whites, it was not associated with either death outcome in Hispanic patients. Further studies are needed to demonstrate whether different strategies should be followed for the management of serum potassium levels according to race/ethnicity.
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- Rieko Eriguchi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
- Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, USA
- Department Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA,
- Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, USA,
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Obi Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E, Daugirdas JT. Prediction equation for calculating residual kidney urea clearance using urine collections for different hemodialysis treatment frequencies and interdialytic intervals. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 33:530-539. [PMID: 28340192 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of the study was to explore the precision of an equation designed to estimate residual kidney urea clearance (KRU) from interdialytic urine collection data and pre-hemodialysis (HD) serum urea nitrogen (SUN) in different hemodialysis treatment schedules. Methods The generalizability of the proposed equation was tested in 32 731 HD treatments where urine was collected prior to a dialysis session, mostly for 24 h but sometimes longer, in patients being dialyzed 1-4 times/week. Results The residual kidney urea clearance estimating equation predicted a KRU that matched the one computed by formal modeling within 5% in >98% of sessions analyzed. The errors in estimated versus modeled KRU for interdialytic intervals (IDIs) of 2, 3, 4 and 7 days, were 1.6 ± 1.5%, -0.4 ± 1.6%, 0.9 ± 1.6%, and 1.5 ± 1.2%, respectively. Percent errors were similar for schedules of 1-4/week with the exception of urine collection during the 2-day interval of a 2:5-day twice-weekly schedule; here error averaged 5.0 ± 1.2%. Use of the average of the SUN values at the start and end of the collection period overestimated modeled KRU by 11.3 ± 4.5%, whereas an equation suggested by others underestimated modeled KRU by -9.9 ± 3.4%. Conclusions The equation tested predicts values for KRU that are similar to those obtained from formal urea kinetic modeling, with percent errors that only rarely exceed 5%. It gives relatively precise results for a wide range of HD treatment schedules, IDIs and urine collection periods. Keywords chronic hemodialysis, clearance, guidelines, hemodialysis, predialysis.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Medicine/Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Burr Ridge, IL, USA
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Tennankore K, Zhao J, Karaboyas A, Bieber BA, Robinson BM, Morgenstern H, Jassal SV, Finkelstein FO, Kanjanabuch T, Cheawchanwattana A, Pisoni RL, Sloand JA, Perl J. The Association of Functional Status with Mortality and Dialysis Modality Change: Results from the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS). Perit Dial Int 2019; 39:103-111. [PMID: 30739094 DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2018.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of functional impairment in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, its variation by country, and its association with mortality or transfer to hemodialysis. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted in PD patients from 7 countries in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) (2014 - 2017). Functional status (FS) was assessed by combining self-reports of 8 instrumental and 5 basic activities of daily living, using the Lawton-Brody and the Katz questionnaires. Summary FS scores, ranging from 1.25 (most dependent) to 13 (independent), were based on the patient's ability to perform each activity with or without assistance. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR; 95% confidence interval [CI]) of a FS score < 11 comparing each country with the United States (US). Cox regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR; 95% CI) for the effect of a low FS score on mortality and transfer to hemodialysis, adjusting for case mix. RESULTS Of 2,593 patients with complete data on FS, 48% were fully independent (FS = 13), 32% had a FS score 11 to < 13, 14% had a FS score 8 to < 11, and 6% had a FS score < 8. Relative to the US, low FS scores (< 11; more dependent) were more frequent in Thailand (OR = 10.48, 5.90 - 18.60) and the United Kingdom (UK) (OR = 3.29, 1.77 - 6.08), but similar in other PDOPPS countries. The FS score was inversely and monotonically associated with mortality but not with transfer to hemodialysis; the HR, comparing a FS score < 8 vs 13, was 4.01 (2.44 - 6.61) for mortality and 0.91 (0.58 - 1.43) for transfer to hemodialysis. CONCLUSION Regional differences in FS scores observed across PDOPPS countries may have been partly due to differences in regional patient selection for PD. Functional impairment was associated with mortality but not with permanent transfer to hemodialysis.
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, and Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Kidney and Metabolic Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Dratch A, Kleine CE, Streja E, Soohoo M, Park C, Hsiung JT, Rhee CM, Obi Y, Molnar MZ, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Mean Corpuscular Volume and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Nephron Clin Pract 2019; 141:188-200. [PMID: 30625478 DOI: 10.1159/000495726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Anemia is common in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). A proportion of patients present with macrocytic anemia, manifested by elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV), which has been associated with worse outcomes in CKD patients. However, it is unknown whether elevated MCV is associated with higher mortality risk in incident hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS This retrospective observational cohort study examined all-cause, cardiovascular, and infectious mortality associations with both baseline and time-varying MCV in 109,501 incident HD patients using Cox proportional hazards models with 3 levels of hierarchical multivariable adjustment. Odds ratios of high versus low baseline MCV were evaluated using logistic regression. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 65 ± 15 (standard deviation) years and the cohort was 44% female, 58% diabetic, and 31% African American. Higher MCV was associated with older age, female sex, non-Hispanic White race-ethnicity, alcohol consumption, and having a decreased albumin or protein intake. Patients with higher MCV levels (> 98 fL) had a higher all-cause, cardiovascular, and infectious mortality risk in both baseline and time varying models, and across all levels of adjustment. In the fully adjusted models, compared to a reference of MCV 92-< 94 fL, patients with a baseline MCV > 100+ fL had a 28% higher risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 1.28, 95% CI 1.22-1.34), 27% higher risk of cardiovascular mortality (HR 1.27, 95% CI 1.18-1.36), and 18% higher risk of infectious mortality (HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.02-1.38). Associations of higher MCV with these adverse outcomes persisted across all examined subgroups of clinical characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Higher MCV was associated with higher all-cause, cardiovascular, and infectious mortality in HD patients. Further investigation is necessary to understand the underlying nature of the observed association.
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- Alissa Dratch
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA, .,Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, .,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, California, USA,
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Chang TI, Streja E, Ko GJ, Naderi N, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kashyap ML, Vaziri ND, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Moradi H. Inverse Association Between Serum Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Incident Hemodialysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.118.009096. [PMID: 29886420 PMCID: PMC6220529 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Background There is accumulating evidence that serum levels of non–high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (non–HDL‐C) are a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular outcomes when compared with low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol. However, we recently found that higher serum concentrations of triglycerides are associated with better outcomes in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Therefore, we hypothesized that the association of serum levels of non–HDL‐C (which includes triglyceride‐rich lipoproteins) with outcomes may also be different in patients undergoing hemodialysis when compared with other patient populations. Methods and Results We studied the association of baseline and time‐dependent serum levels of non–HDL‐C with all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality using Cox proportional hazard regression models in a nationally representative cohort of 50 118 patients undergoing incident hemodialysis from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011. In time‐dependent models adjusted for case mix and surrogates of malnutrition and inflammation, a graded inverse association between non–HDL‐C level and mortality was demonstrated with hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of the lowest (<60 mg/dL) and highest (≥160 mg/dL) categories: 1.88 (1.72–2.06) and 0.73 (0.64–0.83) for all‐cause mortality and 2.07 (1.78–2.41) and 0.75 (0.60–0.93) for cardiovascular mortality, respectively (reference, 100–115 mg/dL). In analyses using baseline values, non–HDL‐C levels <100 mg/dL were also associated with significantly higher mortality risk across all levels of adjustment. Similar associations were found when evaluating non‐HDL/HDL cholesterol ratio and mortality, with the highest all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality being observed in patients with decreased non‐HDL/HDL‐C ratio (<2.5). Conclusions Contrary to the general population, decrements in non–HDL‐C and non‐HDL/HDL cholesterol ratio were paradoxically associated with increased all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients undergoing incident hemodialysis. The underlying mechanisms responsible for these associations await further investigation.
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- Tae Ik Chang
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Medical Center Ilsan Hospital, Goyangshi, Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA.,Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.,Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Atherosclerosis Research Center, Gerontology Section, Geriatric, Rehabilitation Medicine and Extended Care Health Care Group, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.,Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA.,Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.,Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA .,Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.,Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA
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Obi Y, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Rivara MB, Rhee CM, Soohoo M, Gillen DL, Lau WL, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Impact of Obesity on Modality Longevity, Residual Kidney Function, Peritonitis, and Survival Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2018; 71:802-813. [PMID: 29223620 PMCID: PMC5970950 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The prevalence of severe obesity, often considered a contraindication to peritoneal dialysis (PD), has increased over time. However, mortality has decreased more rapidly in the PD population than the hemodialysis (HD) population in the United States. The association between obesity and clinical outcomes among patients with end-stage kidney disease remains unclear in the current era. STUDY DESIGN Historical cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 15,573 incident PD patients from a large US dialysis organization (2007-2011). PREDICTOR Body mass index (BMI). OUTCOMES Modality longevity, residual renal creatinine clearance, peritonitis, and survival. RESULTS Higher BMI was significantly associated with shorter time to transfer to HD therapy (P for trend < 0.001), longer time to kidney transplantation (P for trend < 0.001), and, with borderline significance, more frequent peritonitis-related hospitalization (P for trend = 0.05). Compared with lean patients, obese patients had faster declines in residual kidney function (P for trend < 0.001) and consistently achieved lower total Kt/V over time (P for trend < 0.001) despite greater increases in dialysis Kt/V (P for trend < 0.001). There was a U-shaped association between BMI and mortality, with the greatest survival associated with the BMI range of 30 to < 35kg/m2 in the case-mix adjusted model. Compared with matched HD patients, PD patients had lower mortality in the BMI categories of < 25 and 25 to < 35kg/m2 and had equivalent survival in the BMI category ≥ 35kg/m2 (P for interaction = 0.001 [vs < 25 kg/m2]). This attenuation in survival difference among patients with severe obesity was observed only in patients with diabetes, but not those without diabetes. LIMITATIONS Inability to evaluate causal associations. Potential indication bias. CONCLUSIONS Whereas obese PD patients had higher risk for complications than nonobese PD patients, their survival was no worse than matched HD patients.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Department of Statistics, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; Nephrology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA; Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA.
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Chang TI, Ngo V, Streja E, Chou JA, Tortorici AR, Kim TH, Kim TW, Soohoo M, Gillen D, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Association of body weight changes with mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 32:1549-1558. [PMID: 27789782 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Incident hemodialysis patients may experience rapid weight loss in the first few months of starting dialysis. However, trends in weight changes over time and their associations with survival have not yet been characterized in this population. Methods In a large contemporary US cohort of 58 106 patients who initiated hemodialysis during 1 January 2007-31 December 2011 and survived the first year of dialysis, we observed trends in weight changes during the first year of treatment and then examined the association of post-dialysis weight changes with all-cause mortality. Results Patients' post-dialysis weights rapidly decreased and reached a nadir at the 5th month of dialysis with an average decline of 2% from baseline, whereas obese patients (body mass index ≥30 kg/m 2 ) did not reach a nadir and lost ∼3.8% of their weight by the 12th month. Compared with the reference group (-2 to 2% changes in weight), the death hazard ratios (HRs) of patients with -6 to -2% and greater than or equal to -6% weight loss during the first 5 months were 1.08 (95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.14) and 1.14 (1.07-1.22), respectively. Moreover, the death HRs with 2-6% and ≥6% weight gain during the 5th to 12th months were 0.91 (0.85-0.97) and 0.92 (0.86-0.99), respectively. Conclusions In patients who survive the first year of hemodialysis, a decline in post-dialysis weight is observed and reaches a nadir at the 5th month. An incrementally larger weight loss during the first 12 months is associated with higher death risk, whereas weight gain is associated with greater survival during the 5th to 12th month but not in the first 5 months of dialysis therapy.
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- Tae Ik Chang
- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, NHIS Medical Center, Ilsan Hospital, Goyangshi, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, CA, USA
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Kim T, Rhee CM, Streja E, Obi Y, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Longitudinal trends in serum ferritin levels and associated factors in a national incident hemodialysis cohort. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 32:370-377. [PMID: 28186572 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background The rise in serum ferritin levels among US maintenance hemodialysis patients has been attributed to higher intravenous iron administration and other changes in practice. We examined ferritin trends over time in hemodialysis patients and whether iron utilization patterns and other factors [erythropoietin-stimulating agent (ESA) prescribing patterns, inflammatory markers] were associated with ferritin trajectory. Methods In a 5-year (January 2007–December 2011) cohort of 81 864 incident US hemodialysis patients, we examined changes in ferritin averaged over 3-month intervals using linear mixed effects models adjusted for intravenous iron dose, malnutrition and inflammatory markers. We then examined ferritin trends across strata of baseline ferritin level, dialysis initiation year, cumulative iron and ESA use in the first dialysis year and baseline hemoglobin level. Results In models adjusted for iron dose, malnutrition and inflammation, mean ferritin levels increased over time in the overall cohort and across the three lower baseline ferritin strata. Among patients initiating dialysis in 2007, mean ferritin levels increased sharply in the first versus second year of dialysis and again abruptly increased in the fifth year independent of iron dose, malnutrition and inflammatory markers; similar trends were observed among patients who initiated dialysis in 2008 and 2009. In analyses stratified by cumulative iron use, mean ferritin increased among groups receiving iron, but decreased in the no iron group. In analyses stratified by cumulative ESA dose and baseline hemoglobin, mean ferritin increased over time. Conclusions While ferritin trends correlated with patterns of iron use, increases in ferritin over time persisted independent of intravenous iron and ESA exposure, malnutrition and inflammation.
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- Taehee Kim
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Long Beach Health Care System, Long Beach, CA, USA
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Ravel VA, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Sim JJ, Harley K, Ayus JC, Amin AN, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. Serum sodium and mortality in a national peritoneal dialysis cohort. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 32:1224-1233. [PMID: 27358272 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Sodium disarrays are common in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and may be associated with adverse outcomes in this population. However, few studies of limited sample size have examined the association of serum sodium with mortality in PD patients, with inconsistent results. We hypothesized that both hypo- and hypernatremia are associated with higher death risk in a nationally representative cohort of US PD patients. Methods We sought to examine the association of serum sodium over time and mortality among 4687 adult incident PD patients from a large US dialysis organization who underwent one or more serum sodium measurements within the first 3 months of dialysis over January 2007 to December 2011. We examined the association of time-dependent and baseline sodium with all-cause mortality as a proxy of short- and long-term sodium-mortality associations, respectively. Hazard ratios were estimated using Cox models with three adjustment levels: minimally adjusted, case-mix adjusted, and case-mix + laboratory adjusted. Results In time-dependent analyses, sodium levels <140 mEq/L were associated with incrementally higher death risk in case-mix models (ref: 140 to <142 mEq/L); following laboratory covariate adjustment, associations between lower sodium and higher mortality remained significant for levels <136 mEq/L. In analyses using baseline values, sodium levels <140 mEq/L were associated with higher mortality risk across all models (ref: 140 to <142 mEq/L). Conclusions In PD patients, lower time-dependent and baseline sodium levels were independently associated with higher death risk. Further studies are needed to determine whether correction of dysnatremia improves longevity in this population.
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- Vanessa A Ravel
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA
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Park C, Obi Y, Streja E, Rhee CM, Catabay CJ, Vaziri ND, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Serum uric acid, protein intake and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 32:1750-1757. [PMID: 28064158 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The association between serum uric acid (SUA) and mortality has been conflicting among studies using hemodialysis (HD) patients. Given the close link between purine and protein in foods, we hypothesized that normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), a dietary protein intake surrogate, modifies the SUA-mortality association in the HD population. Methods We identified 4298 patients who initiated HD and had one or more SUA measurement in a contemporary cohort of HD patients over 5 years (1 January 2007-31 December 2011), and examined survival probability according to the first uric acid measurement, adjusting for dialysis vintage, case-mix and malnutrition-inflammation complex-related variables. Results Mean SUA concentration was 6.6 ± 1.8 mg/dL. There was a consistent association of higher SUA with better nutritional status and lower all-cause mortality irrespective of adjusted models (Ptrend < 0.001). In the case-mix adjusted model, the highest SUA category (≥8.0 mg/dL) compared with the reference group (>6.0-7.0 mg/dL) showed no significant mortality risk [hazard ratio (HR) 0.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.72-1.13], while the lowest category (<5.0 mg/dL) was associated with higher mortality (HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.16-1.72). The hypouricemia-mortality association was significantly modified by nPCR (Pinteraction = 0.001). Mortality risk of low SUA (<5.0 mg/dL) persisted among patients with low nPCR (<0.9 g/kg/day; HR 1.73, 95% CI 1.42-2.10) but not with high nPCR (≥0.9 g/kg/day; HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.74-1.33). Conclusions SUA may be a nutritional marker in HD patients. Contrary to the general population, low but not high SUA is associated with higher all-cause mortality in HD patients, especially in those with low protein intake. Nutritional features of SUA warrant additional studies.
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- Christina Park
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Nephrology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.,Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA
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Rivara MB, Ravel V, Streja E, Obi Y, Soohoo M, Cheung AK, Himmelfarb J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Mehrotra R. Weekly Standard Kt/V urea and Clinical Outcomes in Home and In-Center Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2018; 13:445-455. [PMID: 29326306 PMCID: PMC5967669 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05680517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patients undergoing hemodialysis with a frequency other than thrice weekly are not included in current clinical performance metrics for dialysis adequacy. The weekly standard Kt/Vurea incorporates treatment frequency, but there are limited data on its association with clinical outcomes. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We used multivariable regression to examine the association of dialysis standard Kt/Vurea with BP and metabolic control (serum potassium, calcium, bicarbonate, and phosphorus) in patients incidental to dialysis treated with home (n=2373) or in-center hemodialysis (n=109,273). We further used Cox survival models to examine the association of dialysis standard Kt/Vurea with mortality, hospitalization, and among patients on home hemodialysis, transfer to in-center hemodialysis. RESULTS After adjustment for potential confounders, patients with dialysis standard Kt/Vurea <2.1 had higher BPs compared with patients with standard Kt/Vurea 2.1 to <2.3 (3.4 mm Hg higher [P<0.001] for home hemodialysis and 0.9 mm Hg higher [P<0.001] for in-center hemodialysis). There were no clinically meaningful associations between dialysis standard Kt/Vurea and markers of metabolic control, irrespective of dialysis modality. There was no association between dialysis standard Kt/Vurea and risk for mortality, hospitalization, or transfer to in-center hemodialysis among patients undergoing home hemodialysis. Among patients on in-center hemodialysis, dialysis standard Kt/Vurea <2.1 was associated with higher risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval, 1.07 to 1.14) and standard Kt/Vurea ≥2.3 was associated with lower risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% confidence interval, 0.94 to 0.99) for death compared with standard Kt/Vurea 2.1 to <2.3. Additional analyses limited to patients with available data on residual kidney function showed similar relationships of dialysis and total (dialysis plus kidney) standard Kt/Vurea with outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Current targets for standard Kt/Vurea have limited utility in identifying individuals at increased risk for adverse clinical outcomes for those undergoing home hemodialysis but may enhance risk stratification for in-center hemodialysis.
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- Matthew B. Rivara
- Kidney Research Institute, Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California; and
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California; and
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California; and
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California; and
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Kidney Research Institute, Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California; and
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- Kidney Research Institute, Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Kim TW, Chang TI, Kim TH, Chou JA, Soohoo M, Ravel VA, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Association of Ultrafiltration Rate with Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Nephron Clin Pract 2018; 139:13-22. [PMID: 29402814 DOI: 10.1159/000486323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS Ultrafiltration rate (UFR) appears to be associated with mortality in prevalent hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, the association of UFR with mortality in incident HD patients remains unknown. METHODS We examined a US cohort of 110,880 patients who initiated HD from 2007 to 2011. Baseline UFR was divided into 5 groups (<4, 4 to <6, 6 to <8, 8 to <10, and ≥10 mL/h/kg body weight [BW]). We examined predictors of higher baseline UFR using logistic regression and the association of baseline UFR and all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality using Cox proportional hazard models with adjustments for demographics, comorbidities, and markers of malnutrition-inflammation-cachexia syndrome. RESULTS Patients were 63 ± 15 years, with 43% women, 32% African Americans, and had a mean baseline UFR of 7.5 ± 3.1 mL/h/kg BW. In the fully adjusted logistic regression models, factors associated with higher UFR (≥7.5 mL/h/kg BW) included Hispanic ethnicity, diabetes, and higher dietary protein intake. There was a linear association between UFR and all-cause and CV mortality, where UFR ≥10 mL/h/kg BW (reference UFR 6-<8 mL/h/kg BW) conferred the highest risk in both unadjusted (HR 1.15 [95% CI 1.10-1.19]) and adjusted models (HR 1.23 [95% CI 1.16-1.31]). The linear association with all-cause mortality remained consistent across strata of age, urine volume, and treatment time. CONCLUSIONS Higher UFR is independently associated with higher all-cause and CV mortality in incident HD patients. Clinical trials are warranted to examine the effects of lowering UFR on outcomes.
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- Tae Woo Kim
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, NHIS Medical Center, Ilsan Hospital, Goyangshi, Republic of Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA.,Department of Medicine, Long Beach Veteran Affairs Health System, Long Beach, California, USA
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Soohoo M, Ahmadi SF, Qader H, Streja E, Obi Y, Moradi H, Rhee CM, Kim TH, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Association of serum vitamin B12 and folate with mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 32:1024-1032. [PMID: 27190367 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Vitamin B12 (B12) and folate are essential vitamins that play important roles in physiological processes. In the general population, many studies have evaluated the association of these vitamins with clinical outcomes, yet this association in hemodialysis (HD) patients remains unclear. Methods We examined the association of serum folate and B12 with mortality in a 5-year cohort of 9517 (folate) and 12 968 (B12) HD patients using Cox models with hierarchical adjustment for sociodemographics, comorbidities, and laboratory variables associated with the malnutrition and inflammation complex syndrome. The associations of baseline B12 and folate (separately) with all-cause mortality were evaluated across five categories of B12 [<400 (reference), 400-<550, 550-<650, 650-<750 and ≥750 pg/mL] and folate [<6.2, 6.2-<8.4, 8.4-<11 (reference), 11-<14.3 and ≥14.3 ng/mL]. Results The study cohort with B12 measurements had a mean ± standard deviation age of 63 ± 15 years, among whom 43% were female, 33% were African-American, and 57% were diabetic. Higher B12 concentrations ≥550 pg/mL were associated with a higher risk of mortality after adjusting for sociodemographic and laboratory variables. However, only lower serum folate concentrations <6.2 ng/mL were associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality when adjusted for sociodemographic variables [adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence-interval): 1.18 (1.03-1.35)]. Conclusions Higher B12 concentrations are associated with higher all-cause mortality in HD patients independent of sociodemographics and laboratory variables, whereas lower folate concentrations were associated with higher all-cause mortality after accounting for sociodemographic variables. Further studies are warranted to determine the optimal B12 and folate level targets in this population.
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- Melissa Soohoo
- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN, USA, and Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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Catabay C, Obi Y, Streja E, Soohoo M, Park C, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Hamano T, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Lymphocyte Cell Ratios and Mortality among Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Nephrol 2017; 46:408-416. [PMID: 29130984 DOI: 10.1159/000484177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been previously suggested as oncologic prognostication markers. These are associated with malnutrition and inflammation, and hence, may provide benefit in predicting mortality among hemodialysis patients. METHODS Among 108,548 incident hemodialysis patients in a large U.S. dialysis organization (2007-2011), we compared the mortality predictability of NLR and PLR with baseline and time-varying covariate Cox models using the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), net reclassification index (NRI), and adjusted R2. RESULTS During the median follow-up period of 1.4 years, 28,618 patients died. Median (IQR) NLR and PLR at baseline were 3.64 (2.68-5.00) and 179 (136-248) respectively. NLR was associated with higher mortality, which appeared stronger in the time-varying versus baseline model. PLR exhibited a J-shaped association with mortality in both models. NLR provided better mortality prediction in addition to demographics, comorbidities, and serum albumin; ΔAUROC and NRI for 1-year mortality (95% CI) were 0.010 (0.009-0.012) and 6.4% (5.5-7.3%) respectively. Additionally, adjusted R2 (95% CI) for the Cox model increased from 0.269 (0.262-0.276) to 0.283 (0.276-0.290) in the non-time-varying model and from 0.467 (0.461-0.472) to 0.505 (0.500-0.512) in the time-varying model. There was little to no benefit of adding PLR to predict mortality. CONCLUSIONS High NLR in incident hemodialysis patients predicted mortality, especially in the short-term period. NLR, but not PLR, added modest benefit in predicting mortality along with demographics, comorbidities, and serum albumin, and should be included in prognostication approaches.
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- Christina Catabay
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
- Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Nephrology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Comprehensive Kidney Disease Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
- Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA
- Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Yu J, Ravel VA, You AS, Streja E, Rivara MB, Potukuchi PK, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. Association between Testosterone and Mortality Risk among U.S. Males Receiving Dialysis. Am J Nephrol 2017; 46:195-203. [PMID: 28858868 DOI: 10.1159/000480302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Among the general population, low circulating testosterone levels are associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death. While testosterone deficiency is common in dialysis patients, studies of testosterone and mortality in this population are ambiguous and overlapping. We hypothesized that lower testosterone levels are associated with higher mortality in male dialysis patients. METHODS We examined a nationally representative cohort of male dialysis patients from a large US dialysis organization who underwent one or more total testosterone measurements from 1/2007 to 12/2011. The association between total testosterone categorized as quartiles and all-cause mortality was studied using Cox models adjusted for expanded case-mix and laboratory covariates. We also examined total testosterone as a continuous predictor of all-cause mortality using restricted cubic splines. RESULTS Among 624 male dialysis patients, 51% of patients demonstrated testosterone deficiency (total testosterone <300 ng/dL); median (IQR) total testosterone levels were 297 (190-424) ng/mL. In expanded case-mix + laboratory adjusted Cox analyses, we observed a graded association between lower testosterone levels and higher mortality risk (ref: quartile 3): adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) 2.32 (1.33-4.06), 1.80 (0.99-3.28), and 0.68 (0.32-1.42) for Quartiles 1, 2, and 4, respectively. In adjusted spline analyses, the lower testosterone-higher mortality risk association declined with higher testosterone levels until the value reached a threshold of 400 ng/dL above which risk plateaued. CONCLUSION Lower testosterone levels were independently associated with higher mortality risk in male dialysis patients. Further studies are needed to determine underlying mechanisms, and whether testosterone replacement ameliorates death risk in this population.
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- Jerry Yu
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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Kim T, Streja E, Soohoo M, Rhee CM, Eriguchi R, Kim TW, Chang TI, Obi Y, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Serum Ferritin Variations and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Nephrol 2017; 46:120-130. [PMID: 28704813 DOI: 10.1159/000478735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Higher serum ferritin levels may be influenced by iron use and inflammation, and are associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We hypothesized that a major rise in serum ferritin is associated with a higher risk of mortality, irrespective of baseline serum ferritin in incident HD patients. METHODS In a cohort of 93,979 incident HD patients between 2007 and 2011, we examined the association of change in serum ferritin from the baseline patient quarter (first 91 days from dialysis start) to the subsequent quarter with mortality. Multivariable adjustments were done for case-mix and markers of the malnutrition, and inflammation complex and intravenous iron dose. Change in serum ferritin was stratified into 5 groups: <-400, -400 to <-100, -100 to <100, 100 to <400, and ≥400 ng/mL/quarter. RESULTS The median change in serum ferritin was 89 ng/mL/quarter (interquartile range -55 to 266 ng/mL/quarter). Compared to stable serum ferritin (-100 to <100 ng/mL/quarter), a major rise (≥400 ng/mL/quarter) was associated with higher all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [95% CI] 1.07 [0.99-1.15], 1.17 [1.09-1.24], 1.26 [1.12-1.41], and 1.49 [1.27-1.76] according to baseline serum ferritin: <200, 200 to <500, 500 to <800, and ≥800 ng/mL in adjusted models, respectively. The mortality risk associated with a rise in serum ferritin was robust, irrespective of intravenous iron use. CONCLUSIONS During the first 6-months after HD initiation, a major rise in serum ferritin in those with a baseline ferritin ≥200 ng/mL and even a slight rise in serum ferritin in those with a baseline ferritin ≥800 ng/mL are associated with higher mortality.
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- Taehee Kim
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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Eriguchi R, Obi Y, Streja E, Tortorici AR, Rhee CM, Soohoo M, Kim T, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Longitudinal Associations among Renal Urea Clearance-Corrected Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate, Serum Albumin, and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 12:1109-1117. [PMID: 28490436 PMCID: PMC5498364 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.13141216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There are inconsistent reports on the association of dietary protein intake with serum albumin and outcomes among patients on hemodialysis. Using a new normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR) variable accounting for residual renal urea clearance, we hypothesized that higher baseline nPCR and rise in nPCR would be associated with higher serum albumin and better survival among incident hemodialysis patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Among 36,757 incident hemodialysis patients in a large United States dialysis organization, we examined baseline and change in renal urea clearance-corrected nPCR as a protein intake surrogate and modeled their associations with serum albumin and mortality over 5 years (1/2007-12/2011). RESULTS Median nPCRs with and without accounting for renal urea clearance at baseline were 0.94 and 0.78 g/kg per day, respectively (median within-patient difference, 0.14 [interquartile range, 0.07-0.23] g/kg per day). During a median follow-up period of 1.4 years, 8481 deaths were observed. Baseline renal urea clearance-corrected nPCR was associated with higher serum albumin and lower mortality in the fully adjusted model (Ptrend<0.001). Among 13,895 patients with available data, greater rise in renal urea clearance-corrected nPCR during the first 6 months was also associated with attaining high serum albumin (≥3.8 g/dl) and lower mortality (Ptrend<0.001); compared with the reference group (a change of 0.1-0.2 g/kg per day), odds and hazard ratios were 0.53 (95% confidence interval, 0.44 to 0.63) and 1.32 (95% confidence interval, 1.14 to 1.54), respectively, among patients with a change of <-0.2 g/kg per day and 1.62 (95% confidence interval, 1.35 to 1.96) and 0.76 (95% confidence interval, 0.64 to 0.90), respectively, among those with a change of ≥0.5 g/kg per day. Within a given category of nPCR without accounting for renal urea clearance, higher levels of renal urea clearance-corrected nPCR consistently showed lower mortality risk. CONCLUSIONS Among incident hemodialysis patients, higher dietary protein intake represented by nPCR and its changes over time appear to be associated with increased serum albumin levels and greater survival. nPCR may be underestimated when not accounting for renal urea clearance. Compared with the conventional nPCR, renal urea clearance-corrected nPCR may be a better marker of mortality.
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- Rieko Eriguchi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
- Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, South Korea
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- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
- Nephrology Section, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California
- Department Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Adams SV, Rivara M, Streja E, Cheung AK, Arah OA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Mehrotra R. Sex Differences in Hospitalizations with Maintenance Hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 28:2721-2728. [PMID: 28432127 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016090986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Hospitalization is a major source of morbidity among patients with ESRD undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and is a significant contributor to health care costs. To identify subgroups at the highest risk of hospitalization, we analyzed by sex, age, and race, adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics, the hospitalization rates, and 30-day readmissions for 333,756 hospitalizations among 111,653 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in facilities operated by a large dialysis organization in the United States (2007-2011). The overall hospitalization rate was 1.85 hospitalizations per person-year and was much higher among women than among men (2.08 versus 1.68 hospitalizations per year for women versus men, P<0.001). Age group-specific hospitalization rates were consistently higher for women than for men of the same race, and the differences were greatest in younger age groups (for example, women aged 18-34 years and ≥75 years had 54% [95% confidence interval, 42% to 67%] and 14% [95% confidence interval, 11% to 18%] higher hospitalization rates, respectively, than did men of respective ages). Women also had substantially higher risk for 30-day readmission, with the largest differences at younger ages. Women had a significantly lower serum albumin level than men, and stratification by serum albumin level attenuated sex differences in the age group-specific hospitalization and 30-day readmission rates. These findings suggest that women undergoing maintenance hemodialysis have substantially higher risks for hospitalization and 30-day readmission than men. In this cohort, the sex differences were greatest in the younger age groups and were attenuated by accounting for differences in health status reflected by serum albumin level.
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- Kidney Research Institute and.,Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, Utah; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Kidney Research Institute and .,Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Chang TI, Streja E, Soohoo M, Kim TW, Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Kashyap ML, Vaziri ND, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Moradi H. Association of Serum Triglyceride to HDL Cholesterol Ratio with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 12:591-602. [PMID: 28193609 PMCID: PMC5383388 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08730816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Elevated serum triglyceride/HDL cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease and mortality in the general population. However, the association of this important clinical index with mortality has not been fully evaluated in patients with ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). We hypothesized that the association of serum TG/HDL-C ratio with all-cause and CV mortality in patients with ESRD on MHD is different from the general population. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We studied the association of serum TG/HDL-C ratio with all-cause and CV mortality in a nationally representative cohort of 50,673 patients on incident hemodialysis between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011. Association of baseline and time-varying TG/HDL-C ratios with mortality was assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression models, with adjustment for multiple variables, including statin therapy. RESULTS During the median follow-up of 19 months (interquartile range, 11-32 months), 12,778 all-cause deaths and 4541 CV deaths occurred, respectively. We found that the 10th decile group (reference: sixth deciles of TG/HDL-C ratios) had significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 0.91 [95% confidence interval, 0.83 to 0.99] in baseline and 0.86 [95% confidence interval, 0.79 to 0.94] in time-varying models) and CV mortality (hazard ratio, 0.83 [95% confidence interval, 0.72 to 0.96] in baseline and 0.77 [95% confidence interval, 0.66 to 0.90] in time-varying models). These associations remained consistent and significant across various subgroups. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to the general population, elevated TG/HDL-C ratio was associated with better CV and overall survival in patients on hemodialysis. Our findings provide further support that the nature of CV disease and mortality in patients with ESRD is unique and distinct from other patient populations. Hence, it is vital that future studies focus on identifying risk factors unique to patients on MHD and decipher the underlying mechanisms responsible for poor outcomes in patients with ESRD.
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- Tae Ik Chang
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Medical Center, Ilsan Hospital, Goyangshi, Gyeonggi–do, Republic of Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Atherosclerosis Research Center, Gerontology Section, Geriatric, Rehabilitation Medicine and Extended Care Health Care Group and
- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
- Nephrology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California; and
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Obi Y, Nguyen DV, Streja E, Rivara MB, Rhee CM, Lau WL, Chen Y, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Development and Validation of a Novel Laboratory-Specific Correction Equation for Total Serum Calcium and Its Association With Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients. J Bone Miner Res 2017; 32:549-559. [PMID: 27714897 PMCID: PMC5947953 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Conventional albumin-corrected calcium is inaccurate in predicting ionized calcium, and hidden hypercalcemia, characterized as high ionized calcium with normal total calcium, is associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis patients. By using a national cohort of hemodialysis patients in the Unites States, a novel laboratory-specific prediction equation composed of total calcium, albumin, and phosphorus was derived from 242 patients in the South Atlantic division (adjusted R2 = 0.80 versus 0.71 for the conventional equation) and then validated among 566 patients in the other divisions (adjusted R2 = 0.79 versus 0.68 for the conventional equation). Compared with the conventional equation, the novel equation showed a greater correlation with intact parathyroid hormone. Its relative performance against the conventional equation was consistent across subgroups based on medications related to calcium metabolism. The novel equation also had a higher sensitivity (57% versus 34%) and an equivalent specificity (99% versus 100%) against ionized hypercalcemia at a cut-off value of 10.2 mg/dL. Sensitivity and specificity at 9.4 mg/dL was 94% and 76% (versus 87% and 82% for the conventional equation), respectively. A survival analysis in 87,779 incident hemodialysis patients showed that among patients who were categorized as having a high-normal calcium status (ie, >9.4 to 10.2 mg/dL) by the conventional equation, there appeared a trend toward higher adjusted mortality risk across higher calcium status defined according to the novel equation. Meanwhile, the mortality risk was consistent across calcium strata defined according to the conventional equation within the categories defined by the novel equation. In conclusion, in comparison to the conventional equation, a novel laboratory-specific correction equation derived for correction of total calcium performs significantly better in ascertaining hidden hypercalcemia in hemodialysis patients, and aids in identifying patients at higher risk for mortality. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Unit, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Unit, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,Nephrology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA.,Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA
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Rivara MB, Adams SV, Kuttykrishnan S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Arah OA, Cheung AK, Katz R, Molnar MZ, Ravel V, Soohoo M, Streja E, Himmelfarb J, Mehrotra R. Extended-hours hemodialysis is associated with lower mortality risk in patients with end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int 2016; 90:1312-1320. [PMID: 27555118 PMCID: PMC5123950 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Extended-hours hemodialysis offers substantially longer treatment time compared to conventional hemodialysis schedules and is associated with improved fluid and electrolyte control and favorable cardiac remodeling. However, whether extended-hours hemodialysis improves survival remains unclear. Therefore, we determined the association between extended-hours compared to conventional hemodialysis and the risk of all-cause mortality in a nationally representative cohort of patients initiating maintenance dialysis in the United States from 2007 to 2011. Survival analyses using causal inference modeling with marginal structural models were performed to compare mortality risk among 1206 individuals undergoing thrice weekly extended-hours hemodialysis or 111,707 patients receiving conventional hemodialysis treatments. The average treatment time per session for extended-hours hemodialysis was 399 minutes compared to 211 minutes for conventional therapy. The crude mortality rate with extended-hours hemodialysis was 6.4 deaths per 100 patient-years compared with 14.7 deaths per 100 patient-years for conventional hemodialysis. In the primary analysis, patients treated with extended-hours hemodialysis had a 33% lower adjusted risk of death compared to those who were treated with a conventional regimen (95% confidence interval: 7% to 51%). Additional analyses accounting for analytical assumptions regarding exposure and outcome, facility-level confounders, and prior modality history were similar. Thus, in this large nationally representative cohort, treatment with extended-hours hemodialysis was associated with a lower risk for mortality compared to treatment with conventional in-center therapy. Adequately powered randomized clinical trials comparing extended-hours to conventional hemodialysis are required to confirm these findings.
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- Matthew B Rivara
- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research & Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, and Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research & Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research & Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research & Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Eriguchi R, Obi Y, Rhee CM, Chou JA, Tortorici AR, Mathew AT, Kim T, Soohoo M, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Changes in urine volume and serum albumin in incident hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int 2016; 21:507-518. [PMID: 27885815 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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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 Serum albumin levels increased over time. At baseline, patients with greater urine volume had higher serum albumin levels: 3.44 ± 0.48, 3.50 ± 0.46, 3.57 ± 0.44, 3.59 ± 0.45, and 3.65 ± 0.46 g/dL for urine volume groups of <300, 300-<600, 600-<900, 900-<1,200, and ≥1,200 mL/day, respectively (Ptrend < 0.001). Over time, urine volume and renal urea clearance declined and serum albumin levels rose, while the baseline differences in serum albumin persisted across groups of urinary volume. In addition, the rate of decline in residual kidney function was not associated with the rate of change in albumin. DISCUSSION Hypoalbuminemia in hemodialysis patients is associated with lower residual kidney function. Among incident hemodialysis patients, there is a gradual rise in serum albumin that is independent of the rate of decline in residual kidney function, suggesting that preservation of residual kidney function does not have a deleterious impact on serum albumin levels.
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- Rieko Eriguchi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA.,Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, USA.,Department Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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Rhee CM, Ravel VA, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Kim S, Wang J, Nguyen DV, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Thyroid Functional Disease and Mortality in a National Peritoneal Dialysis Cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101:4054-4061. [PMID: 27525529 PMCID: PMC5095247 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-1691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE End-stage renal disease patients have a higher risk of thyroid disease compared with those without kidney disease. Although thyroid dysfunction is associated with higher death risk in the general population and those undergoing hemodialysis, little is known about the effect of thyroid disease upon mortality in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MAIN OUTCOME We examined the association of thyroid status, assessed by serum TSH, with all-cause mortality among PD patients from a large national dialysis organization who underwent one or more TSH measurements over 5 years (January 2007 to December 2011). Thyroid status was categorized as overt-hyperthyroid, subclinical-hyperthyroid, low-normal, high-normal, subclinical-hypothyroid, and overt-hypothyroid range (TSH < 0.1, 0.1–<0.5, 0.5–<3.0, 3.0–<5.0, 5.0–<10.0, and ≥10.0 mIU/L, respectively). We examined the association between TSH and mortality using case mix–adjusted time-dependent Cox models to assess short-term thyroid function–mortality associations and to account for changes in thyroid function over time. RESULTS Among 1484 patients, 7 and 18% had hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, respectively, at baseline. We found that both lower and higher time-dependent TSH levels were associated with higher mortality (reference: TSH, 0.5-<3.0 mIU/L): adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) 2.09 (1.08-4.06), 1.53 (0.87-2.70), 1.05 (0.75-1.46), 1.63 (1.11-2.40), and 3.11 (2.08-4.63) for TSH levels, <0.1, 0.1-<0.5, 0.5-<3.0, 3.0-<5.0, 5.0-<10.0, and ≥10.0 mIU/L, respectively. CONCLUSION Time-dependent TSH levels < 0.1 mIU/L and ≥ 5.0 mIU/L were associated with higher mortality, suggesting hyper- and hypothyroidism carry short-term risk in PD patients. Additional studies are needed to determine mechanisms underlying the thyroid dysfunction-mortality association, and whether normalization of TSH with treatment ameliorates mortality in this population.
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- Connie M Rhee
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (C.M.R., V.A.R., E.S., J.W., K.K.-Z.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology (R.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Mathematics and Statistics (S.K.), California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, California 93955; Department of Medicine (D.V.N.), University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868; University of Tennessee Health Science Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163; Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.P.K.), Memphis, Tennessee 38104; and Department of Medicine (G.A.B.), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Molnar MZ, Ravel V, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Racial Differences in Survival of Incident Home Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients. Transplantation 2016; 100:2203-10. [PMID: 26588010 PMCID: PMC4873468 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that patients on maintenance hemodialysis have worse survival compared with kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. However, none of these studies have compared mortality of the US patients using alternative dialysis modalities such as home hemodialysis (HHD) with KTx recipients. METHODS Comparing patients who started HHD with those who received kidney transplantation in the United States between 2007 and 2011, we created a 1:1 propensity score-matched cohort of 4000 patients and examined the association between treatment modality and all-cause mortality using Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS The mean ± SD age of the propensity score-matched HHD and KTx patients at baseline were 54 ± 15 years and 54 ± 14 years, 65% were men (both groups), 70% and 72% of patients were whites, and 19% were African American (both groups), respectively. Over 5 years of follow-up, HHD patients had 4 times higher mortality risk compared with KTx recipients in the entire patient population (hazard ratio [HR], 4.06; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 3.27-5.04); total event number, 411), and similar difference was found across each race stratum. However, during the first year of therapy, although the white HHD patients had higher mortality risk (HR, 4.21; 95% CI, 3.10-5.73; total event number, 332) compared with their KTx counterparts, there was no significant difference in mortality risk between African American HHD and KTx patients (HR, 1.62; 95% CI, 0.77-3.39; total event number, 55). This result was consistent across different types of kidney donors. CONCLUSIONS The HHD patients appear to have 4 times higher mortality compared with KTx recipients regardless of the type of kidney donor. Further studies are needed to understand the reasons underlying racial differenes during the first year of therapy.
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- Miklos Z Molnar
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Molnar MZ, Ravel V, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Rivara MB, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Survival of Elderly Adults Undergoing Incident Home Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation. J Am Geriatr Soc 2016; 64:2003-2010. [PMID: 27612017 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the mortality of elderly adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with home hemodialysis (HD) with that of those receiving a kidney transplant (KTx). DESIGN Prospective cohort. SETTING Pertinent data for the two groups were obtained from electronic medical records from a large dialysis provider and the U.S. Renal Data System. PARTICIPANTS Using data from elderly adults (aged ≥65) who started home HD and underwent KTx in the US between 2007 and 2011, a 1:1 propensity score (PS)-matched cohort of 960 elderly adults was created, and the association between treatment modality and all-cause mortality was examined using Cox proportional hazards and competing risk regression survival models using modality failure as a competing event. MEASUREMENTS Modality of renal replacement therapy. RESULTS The baseline mean age ± standard deviation of the PS-matched individuals undergoing home HD was 71 ± 6, and that of KTx recipients was 71 ± 5, 69% of both groups were male, 81% of those undergoing home HD and 79% of KTx recipients were white, and 11% and 12%, respectively, were African American. Median follow-up time was 205 days (interquartile range (IQR) 78-364 days) for those undergoing home HD and 795 days (IQR 366-1,221 days) for KTx recipients. There were 97 deaths (20%, 253/1,000 patient-years, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 207-309/1,000 patient-years) in the home HD group and 48 deaths (10%, 45/1,000 patient-years, 95% CI = 34-60/1,000 patient-years) in the KTx group. Elderly adults undergoing home HD had a risk of mortality that was almost five times as high as that of KTx recipients (hazard ratio = 4.74, 95% CI = 3.25-6.91). Similar results were seen in competing risk regression analyses (subhazard ratio = 4.71, 95% CI = 3.27-6.79). Results were consistent across different types of kidney donors and subgroups divided according to various recipient characteristics. CONCLUSION Elderly adults with ESRD who receive a KTx have greater survival than those who undergo home HD. Further studies are needed to assess whether KTx receipt is associated with other benefits such as better quality of life and lower hospitalization rates.
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- Miklos Z Molnar
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.,Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Treatment frequency and mortality among incident hemodialysis patients in the United States comparing incremental with standard and more frequent dialysis. Kidney Int 2016; 90:1071-1079. [PMID: 27528548 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Most patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States are initiated on thrice-weekly hemodialysis (HD) regimens. However, an incremental approach to HD may provide several patient benefits. We tested whether initiation of incremental HD does or does not compromise survival compared with a conventional HD regimen. The survival of 434 incremental, 50,162 conventional, and 160 frequent HD patients were compared using Cox regression analysis after matching for demographic and comorbid factors in a longitudinal national cohort of adult incident HD patients enrolled between January 2007 and December 2011. Sensitivity analysis included adjustment for residual kidney function. After adjustment for residual kidney function, all-cause mortality was not significantly different in the incremental compared with conventional HD group (hazard ratio 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.72-1.08), but was higher in the frequent compared with the conventional HD group (hazard ratio, 1.56, 95% confidence interval 1.21-2.03). The comorbidity burden modified the association of treatment frequency and mortality, with higher comorbidity associated with higher mortality in the incremental HD group (hazard ratio, 1.77, 95% confidence interval 1.20-2.62) for a Charlson Comorbidity Index of ≥5. Thus, among incident HD patients with low or moderate comorbid disease, survival was similar for patients initiated on an incremental or conventional HD regimen. Clinical trials are needed to examine the safety and effectiveness of incremental HD and the selected patient populations who may benefit from an incremental approach to HDs initiation.
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Obi Y, Streja E, Rhee CM, Ravel V, Amin AN, Cupisti A, Chen J, Mathew AT, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Incremental Hemodialysis, Residual Kidney Function, and Mortality Risk in Incident Dialysis Patients: A Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2016; 68:256-265. [PMID: 26867814 PMCID: PMC4969165 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maintenance hemodialysis is typically prescribed thrice weekly irrespective of a patient's residual kidney function (RKF). We hypothesized that a less frequent schedule at hemodialysis therapy initiation is associated with greater preservation of RKF without compromising survival among patients with substantial RKF. STUDY DESIGN A longitudinal cohort. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 23,645 patients who initiated maintenance hemodialysis therapy in a large dialysis organization in the United States (January 2007 to December 2010), had available RKF data during the first 91 days (or quarter) of dialysis, and survived the first year. PREDICTOR Incremental (routine twice weekly for >6 continuous weeks during the first 91 days upon transition to dialysis) versus conventional (thrice weekly) hemodialysis regimens during the same time. OUTCOMES Changes in renal urea clearance and urine volume during 1 year after the first quarter and survival after the first year. RESULTS Among 23,645 included patients, 51% had substantial renal urea clearance (≥3.0mL/min/1.73m(2)) at baseline. Compared with 8,068 patients with conventional hemodialysis regimens matched based on baseline renal urea clearance, urine volume, age, sex, diabetes, and central venous catheter use, 351 patients with incremental regimens exhibited 16% (95% CI, 5%-28%) and 15% (95% CI, 2%-30%) more preserved renal urea clearance and urine volume at the second quarter, respectively, which persisted across the following quarters. Incremental regimens showed higher mortality risk in patients with inadequate baseline renal urea clearance (≤3.0mL/min/1.73m(2); HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.07-2.44), but not in those with higher baseline renal urea clearance (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.76-1.28). Results were similar in a subgroup defined by baseline urine volume of 600mL/d. LIMITATIONS Potential selection bias and wide CIs. CONCLUSIONS Among incident hemodialysis patients with substantial RKF, incremental hemodialysis may be a safe treatment regimen and is associated with greater preservation of RKF, whereas higher mortality is observed after the first year of dialysis in those with the lowest RKF. Clinical trials are needed to examine the safety and effectiveness of twice-weekly hemodialysis.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Yangpu, Shanghai, China
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- Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Great Neck, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; Nephrology Section, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA; Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA.
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Kim S, Molnar MZ, Fonarow GC, Streja E, Wang J, Gillen DL, Mehrotra R, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. Mean platelet volume and mortality risk in a national incident hemodialysis cohort. Int J Cardiol 2016; 220:862-70. [PMID: 27400185 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Higher mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of larger, reactive platelets, and has been associated with a higher risk of thrombosis and cardiovascular events in the general population. Hemodialysis patients have a higher risk for cardiovascular death and predisposition to platelet dysfunction (thrombosis and bleeding diathesis), but the relationship between MPV and mortality in this population is unknown. METHODS Among a 5-year cohort (1/2007-12/2011) of 149,118 incident hemodialysis patients from a large national dialysis organization, we examined the association between MPV and all-cause mortality. In primary analyses, we granularly analyzed MPV across five categories: 7.2-7.5, >7.5-9.5, >9.5-11.5, >11.5-13.5, and >13.5-15.0fL. In secondary analyses, we examined MPV categorized as low, normal, and high based on thresholds in the general population: 7.2-7.5, >7.5-11.5, and >11.5fL, respectively. Associations between baseline and time-dependent MPV with mortality were estimated using traditional and time-dependent Cox models in order to determine long-term and short-term exposure-mortality associations, respectively, using three adjustment levels: unadjusted, case-mix, and case-mix+laboratory models. RESULTS In primary analyses, higher baseline and time-dependent MPV levels were associated with incrementally higher death risk in case-mix+laboratory analyses (reference: >9.5-11.5fL). In secondary analyses, high baseline and time-dependent MPV levels were associated with higher mortality, whereas low MPV was associated with lower death risk across all multivariable models (reference: normal MPV). CONCLUSIONS Hemodialysis patients with higher MPV have heightened mortality risk. Further studies are needed to determine the pathophysiologic basis for the higher risk, and if modification of MPV ameliorates mortality in this population.
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- Steven Kim
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955, United States.
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States.
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza Driveway, Room 247, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Suite 400, Orange, CA, United States.
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Suite 400, Orange, CA, United States.
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- Department of Statistics, University of California Irvine, 2226 Bren Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, United States.
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- Harborview Medical Center and Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue, 3rd floor, NJB352, Seattle, WA 98104, United States.
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- DaVita Clinical Research, 825 South 8th Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States.
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, United States; Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, United States.
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Suite 400, Orange, CA, United States.
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Suite 400, Orange, CA, United States.
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Obi Y, Mehrotra R, Rivara MB, Streja E, Rhee CM, Lau WL, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Hidden Hypercalcemia and Mortality Risk in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101:2440-9. [PMID: 27045726 PMCID: PMC4891800 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT Neither uncorrected- nor albumin-corrected total calcium reliably predict ionized calcium in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, little is known about the consequences of inaccurate assessment of calcium concentration using total calcium. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that hidden hypercalcemia (ie, elevated ionized calcium with normal total calcium) and apparent hypercalcemia (ie, elevated ionized calcium with elevated total calcium) are both associated with increased mortality risk. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS We identified 874 incident hemodialysis patients with measured serum ionized calcium, total calcium, albumin, phosphorus, and bicarbonate from October 2007 to December 2011, using data from a large dialysis organization in the United States. EXPOSURES Serum concentrations of ionized calcium and total calcium were measured. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. RESULTS There was only fair interindex agreement with calcium status between ionized calcium and uncorrected or corrected total calcium (κ = 0.32 and 0.27, respectively). Among patients with high ionized calcium (>1.32 mmol/liter), 88% and 70% patients were incorrectly categorized as being normocalcemic using uncorrected and corrected total calcium, respectively, and were thus considered to have "hidden hypercalcemia." Compared to patients with low-normal ionized calcium (1.16-1.24 mmol/liter), patients with high ionized calcium had a significantly higher mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.77; 95% confidence interval, 1.13-2.75). Furthermore, compared to patients with normocalcemia (ionized calcium 1.16-1.32 mmol/liter), those with hidden hypercalcemia by uncorrected and corrected total calcium also had a higher risk for death (adjusted hazard ratio 1.75 [95% confidence interval 1.11-2.75] and 1.80 [95% confidence interval, 1.11-2.90], respectively). CONCLUSION The majority of end-stage renal disease patients with elevated ionized calcium are incorrectly categorized as normocalcemic using conventional total calcium measurements; these patients have a higher death risk. Future research is needed to establish whether reducing ionized calcium concentrations in these patients improves clinical outcomes.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Y.O., E.S., C.M.R., W.L.L., K.K.-Z.), Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868; Division of Nephrology (R.M., M.B.R.), Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104; Division of Nephrology (C.P.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38103; Nephrology Section (C.P.K.), Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104; Fielding School of Public Health at University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Los Angeles, California 90024; and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (K.K.-Z.), Torrance, California 90502
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Obi Y, Rhee CM, Mathew AT, Shah G, Streja E, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Residual Kidney Function Decline and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 27:3758-3768. [PMID: 27169576 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015101142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In patients with ESRD, residual kidney function (RKF) contributes to achievement of adequate solute clearance. However, few studies have examined RKF in patients on hemodialysis. In a longitudinal cohort of 6538 patients who started maintenance hemodialysis over a 4-year period (January 2007 through December 2010) and had available renal urea clearance (CLurea) data at baseline and 1 year after hemodialysis initiation, we examined the association of annual change in renal CLurea rate with subsequent survival. The median (interquartile range) baseline value and mean±SD annual change of CLurea were 3.3 (1.9-5.0) and -1.1±2.8 ml/min per 1.73 m2, respectively. Greater CLurea rate 1 year after hemodialysis initiation associated with better survival. Furthermore, we found a gradient association between loss of RKF and all-cause mortality: changes in CLurea rate of -6.0 and +3.0 ml/min per 1.73 m2 per year associated with case mix-adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 2.00 (1.55 to 2.59) and 0. 61 (0.50 to 0.74), respectively (reference: -1.5 ml/min per 1.73 m2 per year). These associations remained robust against adjustment for laboratory variables and ultrafiltration rate and were consistent across strata of baseline CLurea, age, sex, race, diabetes status, presence of congestive heart failure, and hemoglobin, serum albumin, and serum phosphorus levels. Sensitivity analyses using urine volume as another index of RKF yielded consistent associations. In conclusion, RKF decline during the first year of dialysis has a graded association with all-cause mortality among incident hemodialysis patients. The clinical benefits of RKF preservation strategies on mortality should be determined.
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- Yoshitsugu Obi
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Northwell Health System, Great Neck, New York
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.,Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California; .,Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.,Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles, Torrance, California
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Soohoo M, Feng M, Obi Y, Streja E, Rhee CM, Lau WL, Wang J, Ravel VA, Brunelli S, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Changes in Markers of Mineral and Bone Disorders and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Nephrol 2016; 43:85-96. [PMID: 26950688 DOI: 10.1159/000444890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities in mineral and bone disorder (MBD) markers are common in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, previous studies have not accounted for their changes over time, and it is unclear whether these changes are associated with survival. METHODS We examined the association of change in MBD markers (serum phosphorus (Phos), albumin-corrected calcium (Ca(Alb)), intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)) during the first 6 months of hemodialysis (HD) with all-cause mortality across baseline MBD strata using survival models adjusted for clinical characteristics and laboratory measurements in 102,754 incident HD patients treated in a large dialysis organization between 2007 and 2011. RESULTS Across all MBD markers (Phos, Ca(Alb), iPTH and ALP), among patients whose baseline MBD levels were higher than the reference range, increase in MBD levels was associated with higher mortality (reference group: MBD level within reference range at baseline and no change at 6 months follow-up). Conversely, decrease in Phos and iPTH, among baseline Phos and iPTH levels lower than the reference range, respectively, were associated with higher mortality. An increase in ALP was associated with higher mortality across baseline strata of ALP ≥80 U/l. However, patients with baseline ALP <80 U/l trended towards a lower risk of mortality irrespective of the direction of change at 6 months follow-up. CONCLUSIONS There is a differential association between changes in MBD markers with mortality across varying baseline levels in HD patients. Further study is needed to determine if consideration of both baseline and longitudinal changes in the management of MBD derangements improves outcomes in this population.
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- Melissa Soohoo
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, Calif., USA
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Rivara MB, Soohoo M, Streja E, Molnar MZ, Rhee CM, Cheung AK, Katz R, Arah OA, Nissenson AR, Himmelfarb J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Mehrotra R. Association of Vascular Access Type with Mortality, Hospitalization, and Transfer to In-Center Hemodialysis in Patients Undergoing Home Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 11:298-307. [PMID: 26728588 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06570615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In individuals undergoing in-center hemodialysis (HD), use of central venous catheters (CVCs) is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared with use of arteriovenous access. However, it is unclear whether a similar difference in risk by vascular access type is present in patients undergoing home HD. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Our study examined the associations of vascular access type with all-cause mortality, hospitalization, and transfer to in-center HD in patients who initiated home HD from 2007 to 2011 in 464 facilities in 43 states in the United States. Patients were followed through December 31, 2011. Data were analyzed using competing risks hazards regression, with vascular access type at the start of home HD as the primary exposure in a propensity score-matched cohort (1052 patients; 526 with CVC and 526 with arteriovenous access). RESULTS Over a median follow-up of 312 days, 110 patients died, 604 had at least one hospitalization, and 202 transferred to in-center hemodialysis. Compared with arteriovenous access use, CVC use was associated with higher risk for mortality (hazard ratio, 1.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.18 to 2.54) and hospitalization (hazard ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.02 to 1.39). CVC use was not associated with increased risk for transfer to in-center HD. The results of analyses in the entire unmatched cohort (2481 patients), with vascular access type modeled as a baseline exposure at start of home HD or a time-varying exposure, were similar. Analyses among a propensity score-matched cohort of patients undergoing in-center HD also showed similar risks for death and hospitalization with use of CVCs. CONCLUSIONS In a large cohort of patients on home HD, CVC use was associated with higher risk for mortality and hospitalization. Additional studies are needed to identify interventions which may reduce risk associated with use of CVCs among patients undergoing home HD.
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- Matthew B Rivara
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California; and Office of the Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc., El Segundo, California
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Mehrotra R, Soohoo M, Rivara MB, Himmelfarb J, Cheung AK, Arah OA, Nissenson AR, Ravel V, Streja E, Kuttykrishnan S, Katz R, Molnar MZ, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of and Outcomes with Home Dialysis in the United States. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 27:2123-34. [PMID: 26657565 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015050472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Home dialysis, which comprises peritoneal dialysis (PD) or home hemodialysis (home HD), offers patients with ESRD greater flexibility and independence. Although ESRD disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities, data on disparities in use and outcomes with home dialysis are sparse. We analyzed data of patients who initiated maintenance dialysis between 2007 and 2011 and were admitted to any of 2217 dialysis facilities in 43 states operated by a single large dialysis organization, with follow-up through December 31, 2011 (n =: 162,050, of which 17,791 underwent PD and 2536 underwent home HD for ≥91 days). Every racial/ethnic minority group was significantly less likely to be treated with home dialysis than whites. Among individuals treated with in-center HD or PD, racial/ethnic minorities had a lower risk for death than whites; among individuals undergoing home HD, only blacks had a significantly lower death risk than whites. Blacks undergoing PD or home HD had a higher risk for transfer to in-center HD than their white counterparts, whereas Asians or others undergoing PD had a lower risk than whites undergoing PD. Blacks irrespective of dialysis modality, Hispanics undergoing PD or in-center HD, and Asians and other racial groups undergoing in-center HD were significantly less likely than white counterparts to receive a kidney transplant. In conclusion, there are racial/ethnic disparities in use of and outcomes with home dialysis in the United States. Disparities in kidney transplantation evident for blacks and Hispanics undergoing home dialysis are similar to those with in-center HD. Future studies should identify modifiable causes for these disparities.
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- Rajnish Mehrotra
- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; DaVita Health Partners, El Segundo, California; and Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- DaVita Health Partners, El Segundo, California; and Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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Rhee CM, Ravel VA, Ayus JC, Sim JJ, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Amin AN, Nguyen DV, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Pre-dialysis serum sodium and mortality in a national incident hemodialysis cohort. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2015; 31:992-1001. [PMID: 26410882 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A consistent association between low serum sodium measured at a single-point-in-time (baseline sodium) and higher mortality has been observed in hemodialysis patients. We hypothesized that both low and high time-varying sodium levels (sodium levels updated at quarterly intervals as a proxy of short-term exposure) are independently associated with higher death risk in hemodialysis patients. METHODS We examined the association of baseline and time-varying pre-dialysis serum sodium levels with all-cause mortality among adult incident hemodialysis patients receiving care from a large national dialysis organization during January 2007-December 2011. Hazard ratios were estimated using multivariable Cox models accounting for case-mix+laboratory covariates and incrementally adjusted for inter-dialytic weight gain, blood urea nitrogen and glucose. RESULTS Among 27 180 patients, a total of 7562 deaths were observed during 46 194 patient-years of follow-up. Median (IQR) at-risk time was 1.4 (0.6, 2.5) years. In baseline analyses adjusted for case-mix+laboratory results, sodium levels <138 mEq/L were associated with incrementally higher mortality risk, while the association of sodium levels ≥140 mEq/L with lower mortality reached statistical significance only for the highest level of pre-dialysis sodium (reference: 138-<140 mEq/L). In time-varying analyses, we observed a U-shaped association between sodium and mortality such that sodium levels <138 and ≥144 mEq/L were associated with higher mortality risk. Similar patterns were observed in models incrementally adjusted for inter-dialytic weight gain, blood urea nitrogen and glucose. CONCLUSIONS We observed a U-shaped association of time-varying pre-dialysis serum sodium and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients, suggesting that both hypo- and hypernatremia carry short-term risk in this population.
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- Connie M Rhee
- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Renal Consultants of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Li L, Streja E, Rhee CM, Mehrotra R, Soohoo M, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Hypomagnesemia and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2015; 66:1047-55. [PMID: 26184377 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the general population, low serum magnesium levels are associated with poor outcomes and death. While limited data suggest that low baseline magnesium levels may be associated with higher mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients, the impact of changes in magnesium levels over time is unknown. STUDY DESIGN We examined the association of time-varying serum magnesium levels with all-cause mortality using multivariable time-varying survival models adjusted for clinical characteristics and other time-varying laboratory measures. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 9,359 maintenance HD patients treated in a large dialysis organization between 2007 and 2011. PREDICTOR Time-varying serum magnesium levels across 5 magnesium increments (<1.8, 1.8-<2.0, 2.0-<2.2, 2.2-<2.4, and ≥2.4mg/dL). OUTCOME All-cause mortality. RESULTS 2,636 individuals died over 5 years. Time-varying serum magnesium levels < 2.0mg/dL were associated with higher mortality after adjustment for demographics and comorbid conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and malignancies (reference: magnesium, 2.2-<2.4mg/dL): adjusted HRs for serum magnesium level < 1.8 and 1.8 to <2.0mg/dL were 1.39 (95% CI, 1.23-1.58; P<0.001) and 1.20 (95% CI, 1.06-1.36; P=0.004), respectively. Some associations were attenuated to the null after incremental adjustment for laboratory test results, particularly serum albumin. However, among patients with serum albumin measurements, low albumin level (<3.5g/dL) and magnesium level < 2.0mg/dL were associated with an additional death risk (adjusted HR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.05-1.31; P=0.004), whereas patients with high serum albumin levels (≥3.5g/dL) exhibited low death risk (adjusted HRs of 0.53 and 0.53 [P≤0.001] for magnesium < 2.0 and ≥2.0mg/dL, respectively; reference: albumin < 3.5g/dL and magnesium ≥ 2.0mg/dL). LIMITATIONS Causality cannot be determined, and residual confounding cannot be excluded given the observational study design. CONCLUSIONS Lower serum magnesium levels are associated with higher mortality in HD patients, including those with hypoalbuminemia. Interventional studies are warranted to examine whether correction of hypomagnesemia ameliorates adverse outcomes in this population.
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- Lin Li
- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA.
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