Exploring systemic inflammation in children with chronic kidney disease: correlates of interleukin 6.

Vasiliki KaravaAntonia KondouJohn DotisAnna TaparkouEvangelia FarmakiKonstantinos KolliosNikoleta Printza

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2023)

Both NLR and PLR levels increase in CKD, especially in patients on chronic dialysis. NLR, rather than PLR, along with TIBC and serum albumin, are associated with IL-6 in pediatric CKD. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
newly diagnosed
healthcare
prognostic factors
health information
psychometric properties