Uric acid is associated with nutritional status in maintenance hemodialysis patients

• Hauptverfasser: Ji Eun Lee (Verfasst von), Hyunwook Kim (Verfasst von), Su-Ah Sung (Verfasst von), Tae-Hee Lee (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purines, mainly contained in meats, are metabolized finally to uric acid in humans. Although digestion of meat is impaired in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis owing to anorexia and decreased taste, hyperuricemia is common in these patients. In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed...