Open AccessLongitudinal Associations among Renal Urea Clearance–Corrected Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate, Serum Albumin, and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Rieko Eriguchi,
Yoshitsugu Obi,
Elani Streja,
Amanda R. Tortorici,
Connie M. Rhee,
Melissa Soohoo,
Tae Hee Kim,
Csaba P. Kövesdy,
Kamyar KalantarZadeh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.13141216
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , interquartile range , dialysis , hazard ratio , serum albumin , confidence interval , odds ratio , albumin , renal function , gastroenterology , endocrinology
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.
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