Inflammatory Burden Index: A Superior Prognostic Biomarker of Systemic Inflammation in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Jiexin Chen, Ruiying Tang, Na Tian, Jihong Deng, Shuilian Ao, Fenfen Peng, Xiaojiang Zhan, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoran Feng, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Xianfeng Wu, Qian Zhou, Qingdong Xu · 2024
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Patients on peritoneal dialysis carry a heavy load of body-wide inflammation, which darkens their outlook. Jiexin Chen and co-authors compare blood-based inflammation scores in a 2024 study of 3,225 patients across China. They ask which simple score, built from routine blood tests, best predicts who will die.
Over about forty-six months, roughly a quarter of the patients died, and more than half of those deaths came from cardiovascular disease. One score, the inflammatory burden index, beat its rivals at forecasting both overall and heart-related deaths. The team found a threshold value that split patients into risk groups most cleanly. A cheap score like this could help dialysis teams spot high-risk patients early.
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| CREATOR | Jiexin Chen, Ruiying Tang, Na Tian, Jihong Deng, Shuilian Ao, Fenfen Peng, Xiaojiang Zhan, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoran Feng, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Xianfeng Wu, Qian Zhou, Qingdong Xu |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |