PubMed ID:
15086479
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2004
Affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. tadepner@ucdavis.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00519.x
Authors:
Greene T,
Allon M,
Beck G,
Chumlea C,
Daugirdas J,
Delmez J,
Depner T,
Eknoyan G,
Gotch F,
Hemodialysis Study Group,
Kusek J,
Levin N,
Macon E,
Milford E,
Owen W,
Star R,
Toto R
Studies:
Hemodialysis Study
Gender and body size have been associated with survival in hemodialysis populations. In recent observational studies, overall mortality was similar in men and women and higher in small patients. The effect of dialysis dose in each of these subgroups has not been tested in a clinical trial.