Abstract
AIM: to evaluate the correlation and the concordance between reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (RET-He) and reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) as well as to obtain the cut-off value of RET-He as the target of iron supplementation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis.
METHODS: a cross-sectional study was performed using K3EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood samples collected from 106 CKD patients undergoing routine hemodialysis. The samples were then analyzed using both Sysmex XN-2000 and Siemens ADVIA 2120i for RET-He and CHr analysis.
RESULTS: a very strong correlation (r=0.91; p<0.0001) and a good concordance were found between RET-He and CHr with mean bias of 0.5 pg. The diagnostic concordance was 96.23%. The cut-off value of RET-He 29.2 pg was obtained from the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve with CHr as the gold standard. At this cut-off point, the sensitivity and specificity to assess the target of iron supplementation in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis were 95.5% and 94%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: the study shows a good correlation and concordance between RET-He and CHr in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 34-40 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta medica Indonesiana |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- hemodialysis patient
- reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr)
- reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (RET-He)