Open AccessLow Serum Uric Acid Level Is a Risk Factor for Death in Incident Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
S.M. Kurt Lee,
Andrew L. Lee,
Thomas Winters,
Emily K. Tam,
Mohammed Jaleel,
Peter Stenvinkel,
Richard J. Johnson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000151292
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , hypoalbuminemia , uric acid , hazard ratio , comorbidity , proportional hazards model , hyperuricemia , risk factor , gastroenterology , confidence interval , gout
A reverse epidemiology of classic cardiovascular risk factors was observed in hemodialysis patients with a high comorbidity burden. We hypothesized that uric acid, a novel cardiovascular risk factor, also has an altered association with survival in these patients.
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