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Serum advanced glycation end products are not associated with muscle strength in hemodialysis patients.

Debora M SilvaNayara P QueirozAna Tereza V S FreitasMarisa PassarelliFlávia Campos CorgosinhoMaria do Rosário G Peixoto
Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2019)
Contrary to our hypothesis, serum AGEs were not associated with muscular strength in HD patients. These results suggest that serum AGE is not a good indicator of muscle strength in this population and others factors related to the disease may be more important and significant in reducing muscle strength than the serum concentrations of AGEs alone.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • body composition