Assessment of prealbumin in hemodialysis and renal-transplant patients.

Objective: This study assessed prealbumin in hemodialysis (HD) and renal-transplant (RT) patients, and compared it with other biochemical and anthropometric markers, clinical conditions, and treatment variables.

Design: We used a research design.

Patients: Serum prealbumin was measured in 84 HD patients with a mean age of 60.