title: The authors reply.
authors: Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Yusuke
authors: Y
authors: Sakaguchi
authors: Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Naohiko
authors: N
authors: Fujii
authors: Department of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Shoji
authors: Department of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Terumasa
authors: T
authors: Hayashi
authors: Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Hiromi
authors: H
authors: Rakugi
authors: Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Kunitoshi
authors: K
authors: Iseki
authors: Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Yoshiharu
authors: Y
authors: Tsubakihara
authors: Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Yoshitaka
authors: Y
authors: Isaka
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium