Journal Watch - Systemic Immune inflammation Index
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) and Mortality on PD
Among 1,419 PD patients from 2007 to 2019, SII was calculated as platelet count x neutrophil count/lymphocyte count. During a median 42 month follow up, 321 patients died, 171 of cardiovascular disease. Each 1 standard deviation increase in the SII was associated with a 20.2% rise in all-cause mortality and 28% in cardiovascular-specific mortality.
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