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SUBMITTER: Radunz V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411763 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radunz Vitor V Pecoits-Filho Roberto R Figueiredo Ana Elizabeth AE Barretti Pasqual P de Moraes Thyago Proença TP
Frontiers in physiology 20190305
<b>Background:</b> Data investigating the association of glucose exposure with technique failure and patient survival are limited to retrospective cohorts and was never tested outside Asia and considering the presence of competing risks. <b>Methods:</b> Prospective multicenter cohort study of incident peritoneal dialysis patients where the association of cumulative glucose exposure in 6, 12, and 24 months with patient survival and technique failure was tested using Cox regression analysis and co ...[more]