The Association between Serum Uric Acid and Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass and the Effect of Their Interaction on Mortality in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

• Main Authors: Xi Xiao (Author), Chunyan Yi (Author), Yuan Peng (Author), Hongjian Ye (Author), Haishan Wu (Author), Meiju Wu (Author), Xuan Huang (Author), Xueqing Yu (Author), Xiao Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Serum uric acid (SUA) has been revealed to be positively associated with the body composition parameters in hemodialysis patients, but few studies have investigated that in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between SUA and append...