Table 3.
Categories of change in renal urea clearance-corrected normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCRdial+renal) during the first 6 months in 13,895 incident hemodialysis patients
| Change in nPCRdial+renal, g/kg per day | Group Size (% of Total) | Mean±SD Baseline nPCRdial+renal, g/kg per day | Mean±SD Baseline Serum Albumin, g/dl | All-Cause Death, per 100 patient-yr (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <−0.2 | 1802 (13) | 1.32±0.31 | 3.67±0.42 | 12.8 (369) |
| −0.2 to <−0.1 | 1235 (9) | 1.10±0.25 | 3.65±0.44 | 13.1 (277) |
| −0.1 to <0.0 | 1793 (13) | 1.02±0.24 | 3.65±0.43 | 12.6 (391) |
| 0.0 to <0.1 | 2061 (15) | 0.97±0.24 | 3.62±0.44 | 12.0 (422) |
| 0.1 to <0.2 | 2102 (15) | 0.93±0.24 | 3.63±0.43 | 12.3 (434) |
| 0.2 to <0.3 | 1704 (12) | 0.90±0.22 | 3.58±0.44 | 11.9 (344) |
| 0.3 to <0.4 | 1227 (9) | 0.89±0.23 | 3.58±0.45 | 12.1 (251) |
| 0.4 to <0.5 | 851 (6) | 0.87±0.24 | 3.53±0.44 | 12.1 (181) |
| ≥0.5 | 1120 (8) | 0.85±0.24 | 3.51±0.45 | 11.4 (208) |
| Total | 13,895 (100) | 1.00±0.29 | 3.61±0.44 | 12.3 (2877) |