ASSOCIATION OF SERUM ALBUMIN AND MORTALITY IN ELDERLY DIALYSIS PATIENTS

• Published in: Kidney research and clinical practice Vol. 31; no. 2; p. A41
• Main Authors: Victoroff, Alla, Molnar, Miklos Z, Jing, Jennie, Streja, Elani, Ravel, Vanessa, Benner, Debbie, Kovesdy, Csaba P, Kopple, Joel D, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2012; The Korean Society of Nephrology
• Subjects: Nephrology

Low serum albumin level is the strongest mortality-predictor in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. It is not known whether this association is consistent across all age groups, especially in the elderly. We examined the association of serum albumin and all–cause mortality in 105,523 MHD patien...