BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING:
Hemodialysis units at Kingston General Hospital and its satellite centres, Ontario, Canada. PATIENTS: MEASUREMENTS: METHODS:
Vitamin K status was determined in fasting blood samples of hemodialysis patients. Bivariate relationships were examined using parametric and non-parametric statistics as appropriate. Multivariable linear regression models were applied to identify predictors of vitamin K status. RESULTS: LIMITATIONS: Observational study; small sample size. CONCLUSIONS:
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