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  • Title: Lower serum potassium combined with lower sodium concentrations predict long-term mortality risk in hemodialysis patients.
    Author: Hwang JC, Jiang MY, Wang CT.
    Journal: BMC Nephrol; 2013 Dec 05; 14():269. PubMed ID: 24305468.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of different pre-hemodialysis (HD) serum sodium (S[Na]) and potassium (S[K]) concentrations on the long-term prognosis of HD patients. METHODS: A cohort of 424 maintenance HD patients (age: 58 ± 13 years, male: 47%, diabetes: 39%) from a single center were divided into four groups based on both medians of S[Na] (138.4 mmol/L) and S[K] (4.4 mmol/L): Group 1: lower S[Na] & lower S[K]: n = 92; Group 2: lower S[Na] & higher S[K]: n =113; Group 3: higher S[Na] & lower S[K]: n =123; Group 4: higher S[Na] & higher S[K]: n =96. The median observation period was 21 months. RESULT: By multivariate logistic regression analysis, Group 1 was characterized by hypoalbuminemia (OR = 0.37, 95%CI = 0.20-0.67), and lower normalized protein catabolism rate (nPCR) (OR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.16-0.83). In contrast, Group 4 was characterized by higher nPCR (OR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.05-4.86) and albumin level (OR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.17-4.39). As compared to the reference (group 1), the HR for long-term mortality was significantly lower in Groups 3 (HR = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.34- 0.86) and 4 (HR = 0.49, 95% CI = 0.28-0.84). By multivariate Cox proportional analysis, Group 1 was an independent factor (HR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.18-2.58) associated with long-term mortality. CONCLUSION: HD patients combined with lower S[K] and lower S[Na] were characterized by hypoalbuminemia, lower nPCR and a high prevalence of co-morbidity. They were associated with long-term mortality risk. On the other hand, those patients with higher levels of S[Na] and S[K] tended to have better clinical outcomes.
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