The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

Volume: 1 Number: 1 January 1, 2017
  • Muammer Bilici
  • Eyüp Külah
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The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

Abstract

Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between inflammation and both malnutrition and atherosclerosis among the patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis Materials and Methods: Total of 74 (27 women and 47 men) consecutive hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were enrolled in the study. Patients with known previous malign neoplasms and chronic inflammatory diseases were excluded. Patients were groupped according to the presence of atherosclerosis and malnutrition. The levels of inflammation markers among groups were analyzed statistically. Results: The mean of ages of HD and PD patients were 59.3±11.3 and 50.7±14.9 years respectively. The levels of procalcitonin (PRC) were higher among atherosclerotic and malnourished dialysis patients (p<0.001 and p=0.036, respectively). Considering the patients on hemodialysis, there were significant correlation between the inflammatory parameters CRP and PRC, and the development of malnutrition. However this significant correlation was not observed among the patients on CAPD despite they had increased levels of CRP and PRC (p<0.001, r=0.62 and p=0.362, r=-0.16, respectively). Conclusion: Malnutrition, atherosclerosis and inflammation are all closely related among the patients on dialysis therapy. Combination of PRC and CRP is assumed to become a reliable marker of inflammation in dialysis patients.

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Muammer Bilici This is me

Eyüp Külah This is me

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January 1, 2017

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APA
Bilici, M., & Külah, E. (2017). The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 1(1), 9-17. https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE
AMA
1.Bilici M, Külah E. The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Med J West Black Sea. 2017;1(1):9-17. https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE
Chicago
Bilici, Muammer, and Eyüp Külah. 2017. “The Relationship Between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin Among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 1 (1): 9-17. https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE.
EndNote
Bilici M, Külah E (January 1, 2017) The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 1 1 9–17.
IEEE
[1]M. Bilici and E. Külah, “The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis”, Med J West Black Sea, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 9–17, Jan. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE
ISNAD
Bilici, Muammer - Külah, Eyüp. “The Relationship Between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin Among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 1/1 (January 1, 2017): 9-17. https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE.
JAMA
1.Bilici M, Külah E. The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Med J West Black Sea. 2017;1:9–17.
MLA
Bilici, Muammer, and Eyüp Külah. “The Relationship Between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin Among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 9-17, https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE.
Vancouver
1.Muammer Bilici, Eyüp Külah. The Relationship between Malnutrition, Atherosclerosis and Procalcitonin among The Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. Med J West Black Sea [Internet]. 2017 Jan. 1;1(1):9-17. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA37TP63UE

The Western Black Sea Medical Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. First launched in 2017, the journal is published three times a year (in April, August, and December) and accepts articles in both Turkish and English.