Publications by authors named "Ruolan Duan"
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- * Out of 3,632 reports, 24 studies with over 60,000 participants showed a significant prevalence of hypokalemia, linked to higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as increased risk of peritonitis.
- * However, the certainty of these findings is low, and the effectiveness of potassium supplementation in these patients remains unclear due to variability across studies.
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- The Physical Activity Elements and Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Guangdong study aims to assess physical activity levels in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD) patients in China, focusing on how these levels relate to adverse health outcomes.
- The study will involve 374 ND-CKD participants using the ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer to measure various aspects of physical activity, including traditional Chinese exercises like tai chi; data will be collected annually for up to 5 years.
- Ethical approval has been secured, with informed consent obtained from all participants, and findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal to share results with the broader medical community.
Background: General and abdominal obesity are prevalent, with established associations to frailty in the elderly. However, few studies have investigated these associations in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), yielding inconsistent results.
Methods: This cross-sectional study analysed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2003-2018).
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- The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of frailty in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in China, finding that a significant number experienced frailty or were prefrail, especially in advanced stages of CKD.
- The research involved a cross-sectional analysis of 177 CKD patients using the FRAIL scale to assess frailty and investigated factors like age, BMI, and physical activity through accelerometer data.
- Results showed that increased daily steps and higher kidney function (eGFR) were linked to lower frailty risk, while a higher BMI was correlated with a greater likelihood of frailty and prefrailty.