Changes in geriatric nutritional risk index and risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

• Main Authors: Mi Jung Lee (Author), Young Eun Kwon (Author), Kyoung Sook Park (Author), Jung Tak Park (Author), Seung Hyeok Han (Author), Shin-Wook Kang (Author), Hyung Jong Kim (Author), Tae-Hyun Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a validated nutritional assessment method, and lower GNRI values are closely associated with adverse clinical outcomes in dialysis patients. This study investigated the impact of changes in GNRI during the first year of dialysis on cardiovascula...