Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study

Abstract Dyskalemia are associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, studies evaluating the impact of serum potassium variability on mortality in MHD patients are scarce. To investigate serum potassium variability and its association...

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Main Authors: Ru Men, Minxia Zhu, Ping Li, Shang Liu, Yaping Zhan, Jieying Wang, Huihua Pang, Renhua Lu, Leyi Gu, Weiming Zhang
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Minxia Zhu
Ping Li
Shang Liu
Yaping Zhan
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Huihua Pang
Renhua Lu
Leyi Gu
Weiming Zhang
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description Abstract Dyskalemia are associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, studies evaluating the impact of serum potassium variability on mortality in MHD patients are scarce. To investigate serum potassium variability and its association with prognosis in MHD patients, we conducted a retrospective study on maintenance hemodialysis patients from three campus of Renji Hospital between June 2018 and December 2022. The exposure of interest was serum potassium variability defined as the coefficient of variation of serum potassium levels (CVSP). Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were used to assess the prognostic significance of serum potassium variability. In a subgroup analysis, the association between serum potassium variability and prognosis was investigated in patients within normal serum potassium concentration range. Total of 588 maintenance hemodialysis patients were included. During a median follow-up of 45 months (24, 54), 121 patients (20.6%) died. The survival analysis suggested significantly higher survival rates for both all-cause (p < 0.01) and cardiovascular (p < 0.01) death in patients in the highest group of CVSP (H-CVSP) compared with those in the the lowest group (L-CVSP). After adjustment, the all-cause mortality hazard ratio compared to L-CVSP was 2.17 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18, 3.97] for H-CVSP (p < 0.05) and was 2.53 [95%CI 1.03, 6.22] for cardiovascular mortality (p < 0.05). In the subgroup analysis, 493 patients (83.8%) presented normokalemia (the mean of serum potassium levels ≥ 3.5mmol/L and ≤ 5.0mmol/L) were included. Similar association was found between serum potassium variability and accumulated survival rates, and higher serum potassium variablity was remained an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality (2.69, 95% CI 1.07–6.78, p < 0.05) in patients within normal serum potassium concentration range. In conclusion, a higher serum potassium variability was associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance haemodialysis patients, even in the normal range.
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spelling doaj-art-144cb70b14db4d32a8bee0b3a620d3a12025-08-20T02:30:54ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-80709-3Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective studyRu Men0Minxia Zhu1Ping Li2Shang Liu3Yaping Zhan4Jieying Wang5Huihua Pang6Renhua Lu7Leyi Gu8Weiming Zhang9Department of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineClinical research center, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineDepartment of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineAbstract Dyskalemia are associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, studies evaluating the impact of serum potassium variability on mortality in MHD patients are scarce. To investigate serum potassium variability and its association with prognosis in MHD patients, we conducted a retrospective study on maintenance hemodialysis patients from three campus of Renji Hospital between June 2018 and December 2022. The exposure of interest was serum potassium variability defined as the coefficient of variation of serum potassium levels (CVSP). Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were used to assess the prognostic significance of serum potassium variability. In a subgroup analysis, the association between serum potassium variability and prognosis was investigated in patients within normal serum potassium concentration range. Total of 588 maintenance hemodialysis patients were included. During a median follow-up of 45 months (24, 54), 121 patients (20.6%) died. The survival analysis suggested significantly higher survival rates for both all-cause (p < 0.01) and cardiovascular (p < 0.01) death in patients in the highest group of CVSP (H-CVSP) compared with those in the the lowest group (L-CVSP). After adjustment, the all-cause mortality hazard ratio compared to L-CVSP was 2.17 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18, 3.97] for H-CVSP (p < 0.05) and was 2.53 [95%CI 1.03, 6.22] for cardiovascular mortality (p < 0.05). In the subgroup analysis, 493 patients (83.8%) presented normokalemia (the mean of serum potassium levels ≥ 3.5mmol/L and ≤ 5.0mmol/L) were included. Similar association was found between serum potassium variability and accumulated survival rates, and higher serum potassium variablity was remained an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality (2.69, 95% CI 1.07–6.78, p < 0.05) in patients within normal serum potassium concentration range. In conclusion, a higher serum potassium variability was associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance haemodialysis patients, even in the normal range.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80709-3Potassium variabilityHemodialysisPrognosisChronic kidney disease
spellingShingle Ru Men
Minxia Zhu
Ping Li
Shang Liu
Yaping Zhan
Jieying Wang
Huihua Pang
Renhua Lu
Leyi Gu
Weiming Zhang
Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
Scientific Reports
Potassium variability
Hemodialysis
Prognosis
Chronic kidney disease
title Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
title_full Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
title_fullStr Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
title_full_unstemmed Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
title_short Associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study
title_sort associations between serum potassium variability and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis a retrospective study
topic Potassium variability
Hemodialysis
Prognosis
Chronic kidney disease
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80709-3
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