title: Predictors of mortality in hemodialysis.
abstract: One hundred and five patients enrolled in the maintenance haemodialysis programme at The Kidney Centre were studied retrospectively to identify patient characteristics associated with increased mortality. Hypertension (relative risk 10.03, P < 0.001), serum albumin < 3 G/dl (relative risk 2.60, p < 0.05), diabetes mellitus as a cause of End Stage renal disease (relative risk 2.54, p < 0.001), age > 55 years (relative risk 1.8, p) were associated with higher risk of mortality, while sex had no statistically significant effect.
authors.affiliation: Kidney Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Naqvi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate