Association between anemia and renal prognosis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a retrospective study.
Yusuke UshioHiroshi KataokaMasayo SatoShun ManabeSaki WatanabeTaro AkihisaShiho MakabeRie YoshidaKen TsuchiyaKosaku NittaToshio MochizukiPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2020)
We found that anemia might be a factor for poor renal prognosis in ADPKD. Furthermore, a sex difference was found, wherein men with Hb < 12 g/dL and women with Hb < 11 g/dL were at risk of renal disease progression.