Purpose: The prognosis of patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with inflammation. Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is one of inflammatory markers, and the role in predicting clinical outcomes in PD patients is unclear. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the SII and all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortalities in patients undergoing PD.
Patients and Methods: A total of 1419 PD patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2019 were retrospectively included at baseline, and the patients were followed up until November 31, 2021. SII was calculated as platelet count×neutrophil count/lymphocyte count. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to determine the relationship between SII levels and all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortalities.
Results: During follow-up (median period was 42 months), 321 patients died (171 died of cardiovascular disease). With adjustment for the potential confounding factors, each 1-SD increase in the SII was associated with 20.2% increase in all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.202, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.088– 1.327, P < 0.001) and 28.0% increase in cardiovascular-specific mortality (HR: 1.280, 95% CI: 1.126– 1.456, P < 0.001). High SII (vs low SII) was significantly associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality (HR: 1.391, 95% CI: 1.066– 1.815, P -value: 0.015) and cardiovascular-specific mortality (HR: 1.637, 95% CI: 1.185– 2.261, P -value: 0.003). Subgroups analyses showed similar results for those younger than 65-year-old only.
Conclusion: Elevated SII level was independently associated with increased risks of all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortalities in PD patients, especially for those younger than 65-year-old.
Keywords: all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, peritoneal dialysis, systemic immune-inflammation index