Nutrition Status Predicts Severity of Vascular Calcification in Non-Dialyzed Chronic Kidney Disease

• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-16-0911
• Publication Date: 2017-01-11T22:08:52Z
• Authors: Kazuhiro Harada; Susumu Suzuki; Hideki Ishii; Kenshi Hirayama; Toshijiro Aoki; Yohei Shibata; Yosuke Negishi; Takuya Sumi; Kazuhiro Kawashima; Ayako Kunimura; Yosuke Tatami; Toshiki Kawamiya; Dai Yamamoto; Ryota Morimoto; Yoshinari Yasuda; Toyoaki Murohara
• Keywords: Male; 2. Zero hunger; Nutritional Status; Middle Aged; Aortography; Severity of Illness Index; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; C-Reactive Protein; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Aorta, Abdominal; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Vascular Calcification; Aged

Background:Vascular calcification is a major complication in chronic kidney disease (CKD) that increases the risk of adverse clinical outcomes. Geriatric nutritional index (GNRI) simple assessment tool predicts poor prognosis elderly subjects. The purpose present study was to evaluate correlation between GNRI and severity vascular non-dialyzed CKD patients.