ArticleAmerican journal of nephrology2014
The relationship between ultraviolet light exposure and mortality in dialysis patients.
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- The Association of Social Determinants of Health on Mortality among Adults with End-Stage Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- The impact of sunlight exposure on mortality of patients with end stage renal disease.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Thyroid Functional Disease and Mortality in a National Peritoneal Dialysis Cohort.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2016Observational
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backgroundEmerging data suggest that reduced exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is associated with increased mortality in the general population. To date, the association between UV exposure and mortality in dialysis patients has not been examined.
methodsWe examined the association between UV index, a proxy of UV exposure, and all-cause mortality among 47,286 US dialysis patients (entry period 2001-2006, with follow-up through 2009) from a large national dialysis organization using multivariable Cox regression. The UV index was ascertained by linking individual patients' residential zip codes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data, and was categorized as low (0-<3), moderate (3-<5), moderate-high (5-<6), high (6-<7), and very-high (≥7). In secondary analyses, we examined the UV index-mortality association within subgroups of age (<65 vs. ≥65 years old), sex, and race (white vs. non-white).
resultsThe study population's mean ± SD age was 60 ± 16 and included 46% women and 56% diabetics. Compared to patients residing in moderate-high UV index regions, those residing in high and very-high UV index regions had a lower mortality risk: adjusted HRs 0.84 (95% CI) 0.81-0.88 and 0.83 (95% CI) 0.75-0.91, respectively. A similar inverse association between UV index and mortality was observed across all subgroups, although there was more pronounced reduction in mortality among whites vs. non-whites.
conclusionThese data suggest that dialysis patients residing in higher UV index regions have lower all-cause mortality compared to those living in moderate-high UV regions. Further studies are needed to determine the mechanisms underlying the UV index-mortality association.
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