Do inflammatory markers add predictive information of death beyond that provided by age and comorbidity in chronic renal failure patients? | Zendy

Francisco Caravaca | Zendy; María Victoria Manzano Martín | Zendy; Sérgio Barroso | Zendy; Belén Ruíz | Zendy; Román HernándezGallego | Zendy

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Do inflammatory markers add predictive information of death beyond that provided by age and comorbidity in chronic renal failure patients?

Author(s) -

Francisco Caravaca,

María Victoria Manzano Martín,

Sérgio Barroso,

Belén Ruíz,

Román HernándezGallego

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl033

Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , proportional hazards model , kidney disease , creatinine , receiver operating characteristic , c reactive protein , renal function , white blood cell , gastroenterology , inflammation

Elevated levels of inflammatory markers have been shown to be associated with increased mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Comorbid indexes are also helpful clinical instruments for predicting mortality. At present, it is unknown whether inflammatory markers add predictive information of death beyond that provided by comorbid indexes.

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