The associations of plant-based protein intake with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Plant-based protein intake is associated with all-cause and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in general population, but such data are scarce in dialysis patients. Thus, we examined the associations of plant-based protein-total protein ratio with all-cause and CVD mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - March 10, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Xihui Liu, Zhao Hu, Xiao Xu, Ziqian Li, Yuan Chen, Jie Dong Source Type: research