Concurrence of Serum Creatinine and Albumin With Lower Risk for Death in Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Patients

摘要

Objective: Markers of better nutritional status including both higher levels of serum albumin (as a measure of visceral proteins) and creatinine (as a measure of the muscle mass) are associated with lower mortality in conventional (thrice weekly) hemodialysis patients. However, data for these associations in twice-weekly hemodialysis patients, in whom less frequent hemodialysis may confound nutritional predictors, are lacking.