Association of Prescription With Body Composition and Patient Outcomes in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The nutritional status of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) is influenced by patient- and disease-related factors and lifestyle. This analysis evaluated the association of PD prescription with body composition and patient outcomes in the prospective incident Initiative for Patient Outcomes in Dialysis-Peritoneal Dialysis (IPOD-PD) patient cohort. Design and Methods: In this observational, international cohort study with longitudinal follow-up of 1,054 incident PD patients, the association of PD prescription with body composition was analyzed by using the linear mixed models, and the association of body composition with death and change to hemodialysis (HD) by means of a competing risk analysis combined with a spline analysis. Body composition was regularly asses

SUBMITTER: Verger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8738083 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature