[Hemoglobin levels and probability of better quality of life in chronic hemodialysis patients].
Hemoglobin is one of the health quality of life predictors in chronic hemodialysis patients. We were interested in knowing whether high or normal levels of hemoglobin corresponded to better quality of life and where it could be find the threshold value from which the odds of improvement would be significatively different. There were studied, transversal and retrospectively, 87 patients (38 females) in chronic hemodialysis (ages: 54 +/- 23 years--time in HD treatment 52.30 +/- 56.40 months--kt/vsp: 1.30 +/- 0.12, TACu: 94 +/- 93 mg/dl and PCR: 1.05 +/- 0.33 g/kw/d. They were gathered in G1: X Hb: 8.70 +/- 1.06 g/dl, G2: X Hb: 10.55 +/- 0.40 g/dl y G3 X Hb: 11.92 +/- 0.66 g/dl and were measured the eight SF-36 domains. There were founded significative differences among the G1 and G2 scores in general health, vitality and social functioning (table II). The hemoglobin was predictors of general health as to vitality and both showed as direct relationship. The odds differences in a better quality of life (table III) were seen in general health and vitality, respectively, and with 13.5 g/dl or more, there++ were no statistically significative differences.
Leanza
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Instituto de Diálisis, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Giacoletto
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Najún
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Barreneche
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
D006454:Hemoglobins