PubMed ID:
10886581
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2000
Affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, 95616, USA. gakaysen@ucdavis.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00172.x
Authors:
Dubin JA,
Kaysen GA,
Levin NW,
Müller HG,
Rosales LM
Studies:
Hemodialysis Study
Cross sectional studies have established that the serum albumin level is dependent on serum levels of acute-phase proteins (APPs) or cytokine levels in hemodialysis patients. While the acute-phase response is generally associated with acute inflammatory events, a cross sectional analysis relating laboratory values to outcomes assumes these values to be unchanging. The longitudinal relationship among laboratory measurements and how they vary over time in a population of patients are unknown.