Positive Correlation of Serum Leptin with Blood Lymphocytes in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

hemodialysis adequacy, and a significant inverse correlation of white blood cell counts with serum albumin were seen. Conclusion: Generally, increased neu-trophil counts and reduced lymphocyte counts are independent predictors of increased mortality risk in hemodialysis patients. Although this study and others showed positive association of serum leptin with lymphocytes and an inverse correlation of serum leptin with PMNs, the authors conclude a protective role for leptin in decreasing mortality in hemodialysis patients; therefore, serum leptin in hemodialysis has a reverse epi-demiology role for maintaining immune system function in hemodialysis