A1C and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

In diabetic MHD patients, the apparently counterintuitive association between poor glycemic control and greater survival is explained by such confounders as malnutrition and anemia. All things equal, higher A1C is associated with increased death risk. Lower A1C levels not related to malnutrition or anemia appear to be associated with improved survival in MHD patients.