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Utility of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mini-Review
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Nakagawa, Naoki Maruyama, Keisuke Hasebe, Naoyuki |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most significant risk factors for cardiovasculardisese. Malnutrition has been recognized as a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with CKD, including those on chronic dialysis. Current studies showed higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality rates in patients with CKD and malnutrition. Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), a simple and validated nutritional screening measure for both elderly people and patients on dialysis, is based only on three objective parameters: body weight, height, and serum albumin level. Recently, we demonstrated that the cutoff GNRI for predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality was 96 in patients on hemodialysis. Moreover, together with left ventricular hypertrophy and low estimated glomerular filtration rate, the utility of GNRI as a significant determinant of cardiovascular events was demonstrated in non-dialysis-dependent patients with CKD. In the present review, we summarize available evidence regarding the relationship of GNRI with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with CKD including those on dialysis. |
| Starting Page | 3688 |
| e-ISSN | 20726643 |
| DOI | 10.3390/nu13113688 |
| Journal | Nutrients |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-10-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nutrients Urology and Nephrology Frailty Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Kidney Disease Malnutrition Sarcopenia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
