Prognostic nutritional index is a predictor of mortality in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease.

Dilek Barutcu Atas Murat Tugcu Ebru Aşıcıoğlu Arzu Velioğlu Hakki Arikan Mehmet Koc Zubeyde Serhan Tuglular

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2021)

In this study, we observed that PNI was significantly associated with mortality over the age of 80 years in patients with CKD and can be used to monitor nutritional status in this patient population.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
middle aged
type diabetes