Serum β-2 Microglobulin Levels Predict Mortality in Dialysis Patients
Open Access
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Vol. 17 (2), 546-555
- https://doi.org/10.1681/asn.2005020132
Abstract
In the randomized Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study, chronic high-flux dialysis, as defined by higher β-2 microglobulin (β2M) clearance, compared with low-flux dialysis did not significantly alter all-cause mortality in the entire cohort but was associated with lower mortality in long-term dialysis patients. This analysis examined the determinants of serum β2M levels and the associations of serum β2M levels or dialyzer β2M clearance with mortality. In a multivariable regression model that examined 1704 patients, baseline residual kidney urea clearance and dialyzer β2M clearance were strong predictors of predialysis serum β2M levels at 1 mo of follow-up, with regression coefficients of −7.21 (±0.69 SE) mg/L per ml/min per 35 L urea volume (P < 0.0001) and −1.94 (±0.30) mg/L per ml/min (P < 0.0001),respectively. In addition, black race and baseline years on dialysis correlated positively whereas age, diabetes, serum albumin, and body mass index correlated negatively with serum β2M levels (P < 0.05). In time-dependent Cox regression models, mean cumulative predialysis serum β2M levels but not dialyzer β2M clearance were associated with all-cause mortality (relative risk = 1.11 per 10-mg/L increase in β2M level; 95% confidence interval 1.05 to 1.19; P = 0.001), after adjustment for residual kidney urea clearance and number of prestudy years on dialysis. This association is supportive of the potential value of β2M as a marker to guide chronic hemodialysis therapy.Keywords
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