Article Alkaline Phosphatase and Mortality in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

  • Xinhui Liu
  • Qunying Guo
  • Xiaoran Feng
  • Juan Wang
  • Juan Wu
  • Haiping Mao
  • Fengxian Huang
  • Xueqing Yu
  • Xiao Yang
Publication date
October 2016

Abstract

Background and objectives Elevated total serum alkaline phosphatase levels have been associated with higher mortality in the general population, CKD patients, and hemodialysis patients. However, in peritoneal dialysis patients, this association has received little attention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between alkaline phosphatase and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients. Design, setting, participants, & measurements In this single center retrospective cohort study, 1021 incident peritonealdialysispatients fromJanuary1, 2006, toDecember31, 2010withbaseline serumalkalinephosphatasevalues were enrolled.Collectedbaselinedata includeddemographic characteristics andclinical and lab...

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