Association between magnesium, erythropoietin resistance and mortality: the Japanese Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (J-DOPPS).

We observed that lower s-Mg levels subsequently induced higher ERI and that mild higher s-Mg levels were possibly associated with good rather than poor outcomes in Japanese hemodialysis patients. Adjustment of s-Mg levels may be proposed as a new strategy at a low cost and risk to reduce the risk of premature mortality.