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Observational studyRenal failure2021

Effect of clinical factors on trajectory of functional performance in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Jin-Bor Chen, Lung-Chih Li, Wen-Chin Lee, Sin-Hua Moi, Cheng-Hong Yang

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Observational study in Renal failure, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-Bor ChenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Lung-Chih LiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wen-Chin LeeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Sin-Hua MoiCenter of Cancer Program Development, E-Da Cancer Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hong YangDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWI-Shou University · TWNational Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to investigate the association between clinical factors and temporary changes in functional performance in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

methodsThis was a retrospective, longitudinal observational study conducted from 2015 to 2017. Eight-two patients undergoing hemodialysis in the outpatient clinic were enrolled. Functional performance was measured using the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scale. Collected data for analysis included demographics, laboratory parameters, and KPS scale scores. All participants were grouped into a high KPS cluster and a low KPS cluster based on dynamic changes in KPS scales from 2015 to 2017.

resultsParticipants in the high KPS cluster demonstrated an approximate trend, and those in the low KPS cluster demonstrated a low pattern. By stepwise selection model analysis, age (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03-1.23,

conclusionsA different trajectory pattern was observed between the high and low KPS clusters in a 3-year period. Risk factors for the low KPS cluster were age, serum BUN, calcium, and beta-2-microglobulin levels. Male sex and serum albumin levels reduced the risk for the low KPS cluster.

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Karnofsky Performance StatusRenal DialysisAgedFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTaiwanAgealbuminhemodialysisKarnofsky scale

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PMID33349082
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