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Malnutrition-inflammation score predicts long-term mortality in Chinese PD patients

Ting He1, Xin An, Hai-Ping Mao

  • 1Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

Clinical Nephrology
|February 9, 2013
PubMed
Abstract

Insights

The Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS) effectively predicts long-term mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Higher MIS scores indicate a greater risk of death, outperforming Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • The Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS) predicts mortality in hemodialysis patients.
  • Its long-term mortality predictive value in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the MIS as a predictor of long-term mortality in PD patients.
  • To compare the predictive performance of MIS with Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).

Main Methods:

  • 155 stable PD patients were enrolled between November 2005 and December 2006.
  • Baseline MIS, SGA, clinical, laboratory, and anthropometric data were collected.
  • Patients were followed until October 2009 for mortality outcomes.

Main Results:

  • MIS strongly correlated with SGA and other nutrition/inflammation markers.
  • Higher MIS was associated with significantly worse survival rates.
  • Each one-unit increase in MIS raised the death risk by 1.27-fold (HR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.19-1.36, p < 0.001).
  • MIS demonstrated superior mortality predictability compared to SGA.
  • Independent predictors of mortality included MIS, age, dialysis vintage, and comorbidities.

Conclusions:

  • MIS is a valuable tool for assessing malnutrition and inflammation in PD patients.
  • MIS independently predicts long-term mortality in Chinese PD patients.

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