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.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
newly diagnosed
patient reported outcomes