[Serum albumin levels and prognosis after commencing chronic dialysis in diabetic patients with end-stage renal failure].

We investigated 1) the association between serum albumin levels(Alb) at the initiation of dialysis and survival after a mean follow-up period of 30.1 +/- 23.1 months following the commencement of chronic dialysis, and 2) the factors associated with hypoalbuminemia at the initiation of dialysis in diabetic patients with end-stage renal failure(ESRF). A hundred and thirty diabetic patients who were initiated on chronic dialysis in our department...