Skin Autofluorescence and Mortality in XXXX on Peritoneal Dialysis.

@entity1 @entity455 @entity66 @entity6 @entity301 @entity65 @entity272 @entity413 @entity204 @entity298 @entity2246
@entity272 ( @entity272 ) is a proven prognostic factor of mortality in hemodialysis @entity1 . Traditional and nontraditional risk factors are almost equivalent in @entity298 ( @entity298 ), and @entity65 ( @entity65 ) is the leading cause of @entity204 . Moreover, peritoneal @entity413 absorption accelerates the degenerative processes of connective tissues as in @entity6 . In our study, we examined the predictive value of @entity272 for total mortality in the @entity298 population.Data were collected from 198 prevalently adult Caucasian @entity298 @entity1 . One hundred twenty-six @entity1 (mean age 66.2 y, @entity1 [n=73], @entity6 ratio 75/126) had @entity65 ( @entity301 , @entity66 , peripheral @entity455 ). Initially, we evaluated factors affecting @entity272 and @entity65 by multivariate linear regression. Survival rates were estimated by recording clinical and demographic data associated with mortality during a 36-month follow-up using the Kaplan-Meier method. Analyses were further stratified based on the presence or absence of @entity65 and @entity272 levels above or below the upper tercile 3.61 arbitrary units. @entity272 was influenced by @entity65 (P<0.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.1-0.5) and white blood cell counts (P<0.001, 95% CI 0.031-0.117). According to the Spearman correlation, @entity272 correlated with peritoneal cumulative @entity413 exposure (P=0.02) and elapsed time in @entity298 (P=0.008). @entity65 correlated with age (P<0.001, 95% CI 1.24-1.65) and @entity6 (P<0.001, 95% CI 2.58-10.66). More deaths were observed in the high @entity272 group than in the low @entity272 group (34/68 vs 44/130; P=0.04). Comparing the @entity65 (-) low @entity272 group survival (mean 33.9 mos, @entity2246 [ @entity2246 ] 1.39) to @entity65 (+) low @entity272 (mean 30.5 mos, @entity2246 1.37, P=0.03) and to @entity65 (+) high @entity272 group (mean 27.1 mos, @entity2246 1.83, P=0.001), the difference was significant.In conclusion, among @entity298 @entity1 , @entity272 values over 3.61 arbitrary units seem to be a predictor of mortality. The relationship among peritoneal @entity413 exposure, @entity65 , and @entity6 suggests its suitability to characterize systemic cumulative @entity413 load in this @entity1 population.
