Associations of Protein−Energy Wasting Syndrome Criteria With Body Composition and Mortality in the General and Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease Populations in the United States
It is unknown whether the criteria used to define protein−energy wasting (PEW) syndrome in dialysis patients reflect protein or energy wasting in the general and moderate CKD populations. Methods: In 11,834 participants in the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, individual...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-05-01
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Series: | Kidney International Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024917300025 |