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Prevalence and prognosis of mild anemia in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study in outpatient renal clinics
- Source :
- American journal of nephrology. 32(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Background/Aims: We evaluated prevalence and prognosis of mild anemia, defined as Hb (g/dl) 11–13.5 in males and 11–12 in females, in a prospective cohort of stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Methods: We enrolled 668 consecutive patients in 25 renal clinics during 2003. Patients with frank anemia (Hb Results: Mild anemia was present in 41.3% at visit 1 and 34.1% at visit 2. We identified PER in 22% patients, RES in 10%, and PRO in 26%. In the subsequent 40 months, 125 patients developed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and 94 died. At competing risk model, PER predicted ESRD (hazard ratio, HR, 1.82, 95% confidence interval, CI, 1.01–3.29) while PRO predicted both ESRD (HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.02–3.23) and death (HR 1.87, 95% CI 1.04–3.37). Conclusion: In non-dialysis chronic kidney disease, mild anemia is prevalent and it is a marker of risk excess when persistent or progressive over time.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Epoietin- CKD -renal anemia- hemoglobin variability
Survival
Anemia
Renal function
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Hemoglobin
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Female
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Hemoglobins
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Longitudinal Studies
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Survival Analysis
Disease Progression
End stage renal disease
Kidney Failure
Internal medicine
80 and over
medicine
Renal Insufficiency
Chronic
Intensive care medicine
Prospective cohort study
Survival analysis
business.industry
Proportional hazards model
medicine.disease
Nephrology
Predictive value of tests
business
Kidney disease
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14219670
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of nephrology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....01f9f99540e6cac4446f4a68102597a7