Lean body mass predicts long-term survival in Chinese patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Lean body mass predicts long-term survival in Chinese patients on peritoneal dialysis.

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 enroll...

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Main Authors: 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, Kuan-Yu Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3555981?pdf=render

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