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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2021

Assocıatıons between mıld hyponatremıa and gerıatrıc syndromes ın outpatıent settıngs.

Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Pinar Soysal

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Article in International urology and nephrology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cihan HeybeliDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Muş State Hospital, Muş, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-1106
Lee SmithThe Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Pinar SoysalDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı (Vatan Street), Fatih, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey. dr.pinarsoysal@hotmail.com.
Anglia Ruskin University · GBBezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi · TRSivas State Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe impact of mild hyponatremia on geriatric syndromes is not clear. Our aim was to determine associations between mild hyponatremia and results of comprehensive geriatric assessment tools in outpatient settings.

methodsWe reviewed medical records of 1255 consecutive outpatient elderly subjects and compared results of comprehensive geriatric assessment measures among patients with mild hyponatremia (serum Na

resultsOf the 1255 patients, 855 were female (68.1%), and the mean age was 73.7 ± 8.3 years. Mild hyponatremia was detected in 108 patients (8.6%). The median serum sodium was 140.5 [interquartile range (IQR) 138.4-141.8] versus 133.8 [IQR, 132.3-134.2] in normonatremia and mild hyponatremia groups, respectively (p < 0.001). The only significant difference for comorbidities between normonatremia and mild hyponatremia groups was the frequency of hypertension (66.9% versus 76.7%, respectively (p = 0.041). None of the comprehensive geriatric assessment tools conferred a significant association with mild hyponatremia. Of the 1061 subjects with available survival data, 96 (9.0%) deceased within 3-4 years of follow-up (p = 0.742). Hyponatremia as an independent variable did not have a significant effect on mortality in univariate logistic regression analysis (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.55-2.33, p = 0.742).

conclusionMild hyponatremia does not apparently affect results of geriatric assessments significantly. Whether particular causes of hyponatremia may have different impacts should be tested in further studies.

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Geriatric AssessmentAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareFemaleHumansHyponatremiaMaleRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSyndromeAgedGeriatric assessmentHyponatremia

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