[HTML][HTML] Anemia is associated with mortality in kidney-transplanted patients—a prospective cohort study

MZ Molnar, M Czira, C Ambrus, L Szeifert… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Although anemia is a known risk factor of mortality in several patient populations, no
prospective study to date has demonstrated association between anemia and mortality in
kidney-transplanted patients. In our prospective cohort study (TransQol-HU Study), we
tested the hypothesis that anemia is associated with mortality and graft failure (return to
dialysis) in transplanted patients. Data from 938 transplanted patients, followed at a single
outpatient transplant center, were analyzed. Sociodemographic parameters, laboratory data …