Lean Body Mass Predicts Long-Term Survival in Chinese Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Jenq-Wen Huang, Yu-Chung Lien, Hon-Yen Wu, Chung-Jen Yen, Chun-Chun Pan, Tsai-Wei Hung, Chi-Ting Su, Chih-Kang Chiang, Hui-Teng Cheng and Kuan-Yu Hung

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Background: Reduced lean body mass (LBM) is one of the main indicators in malnutrition inflammation syndrome among patients on dialysis. However, the influence of LBM on peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients’ outcomes and the factors related to increasing LBM are seldom reported. Methods: We enrolled 103 incident PD patients between 2002 and 2003, and followed them until December 2011. Clinical characteristics, PD-associated parameters, residual renal function, and serum chemistry profiles of each patient were collected at 1 month and 1 year after initiating PD. LBM was estimated using creatinine index corrected with body weight. Multiple linear regression analysis, Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, and Cox regression proportional hazard analysis were used to define independent variables and compare survival between groups. Results: Using the median LBM value (70% for men and 64% for women), patients were divided into group 1 (n = 52; low LBM) and group 2 (n = 51; high LBM). Group 1 patients had higher rates of peritonitis (1.6 vs. 1.1/100 patient months; p

Date: 2013
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