Association of Relatively Low Serum Parathyroid Hormone With Malnutrition-Inflammation Complex and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Low serum PTH may be another facet of the malnutrition-inflammation complex in CKD, and after controlling for this confounder, a moderately low PTH in 100-150 pg/mL range appears associated with the greatest survival. Limitations of observational studies should be considered.