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SUBMITTER: Abe M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408436 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abe Masanori M Hamano Takayuki T Hoshino Junichi J Wada Atsushi A Nakai Shigeru S Hanafusa Norio N Masakane Ikuto I Nitta Kosaku K Nakamoto Hidetomo H
Scientific reports 20190308 1
There has been no nationwide study of prognostic factors and outcomes in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) in Japan. We conducted a cohort study using data from the nationwide registry of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy. We followed 8,954 prevalent PD patients for 2 years, 2014-2015. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to determine factors that were independently associated with patient survival. Survival rates were compared between patients with and without diabet ...[more]