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Albumin to prealbumin ratio in peritoneal dialysis patients: Clinical implication and outcome prediction.

Yun-Ting HuangMing-Yan JiangJyh-Chang Hwang
Published in: PloS one (2022)
PD patients with high APR are characterized by having more comorbidities and marked malnutrition-inflammation status, and are associated with long-term mortality, whereas hyperprealbuminemia and lower APR are favorable prognostic factors.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • chronic kidney disease
  • ejection fraction
  • oxidative stress
  • newly diagnosed
  • coronary artery disease