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- Title
Predicting First-Year Mortality in Incident Dialysis Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease - The UREA5 Study.
- Authors
Chua, Horng-Ruey; Lau, Titus; Luo, Nan; Ma, Valerie; Teo, Boon-Wee; Haroon, Sabrina; Choy, Kwan-Loong; Lim, Yoke-Ching; Chng, Wei-Qiang; Ong, Li-Zhen; Wong, Tsz-Yeung; Lee, Evan J.
- Abstract
We aimed to develop a risk prediction model for first-year mortality (FYM) in incident dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. We retrospectively examined patient comorbidities and biochemistry, prior to dialysis initiation, using a single-center, prospectively maintained database from 2005-2010, and analyzed these variables in relation to FYM. A total of 983 patients were studied. 22% had left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45%. FYM was 17%, and independent predictors included URate <500 or >600 μmol/l, LVEF <45% (higher odds ratio if <30%), Age >70 years, Arteriopathies (cerebrovascular and/or peripheral-vascular diseases), serum Albumin <30 g/l, and Alkaline phosphatase >80 U/l (p < 0.05, C-statistic 0.74), and these constitute the acronym UREA5. Using linear modeling, risk weightage/integer of 3 was assigned to LVEF <30%, 2 to age >70 years, and 1 to each remaining variable. Cumulative UREA5 scores of ≤1, 2, 3, 4, and ≥5 were associated with FYM of 6, 8, 22, 31, and 46%, respectively (p < 0.0001). Increasing UREA5 scores were strongly associated with stepwise worsening of FYM after dialysis initiation. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
ALKALINE phosphatase; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; CHRONIC kidney failure; HYPERURICEMIA; PERIPHERAL vascular diseases; LEFT heart ventricle diseases
- Publication
Blood Purification, 2014, Vol 37, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
0253-5068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000357640