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THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages 717-723Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/TCRM.S135470
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blood lead levels; uremic pruritus; hemodialysis
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- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou [CMRPG3A1271, CMRPG5D0081]
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Although uremic pruritus (UP) is a common and annoying symptom for end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis, its pathogenesis is poorly understood. However, systemic inflammation is one of the possible pathogenesis of UP, and blood lead level (BLL) has been noted to be associated with inflammation and nutritional status in long-term HD patients. There might be an interaction or association, therefore, between BLL and UP through systemic inflammation. We analyzed cross-sectional data among 866 participants. All of the 866 patients in this study were stratified into groups with low-normal (<10 mu g/dL), high-normal (10-20 mu g/dL), and abnormal BLLs (>20 mu g/dL). The associations between UP and BLL and the clinical data were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that HD duration, non-anuria, log ferritin, serum low-density lipoprotein, log BLL, high-normal BLL, and high BLL were associated with UP. In conclusion, BLL was positively associated with UP.
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