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The world over, the dialysis population is becoming older. The average age of the dialysis population in Japan has exceeded 65 years old and the proportion of patients aged 70 years or older is contributing to the growth of the entire dialysis population [1]. Thus, more attention should be paid to the management of the older dialysis population. This population has a set of distinct phenotypes characterized by malnutrition-wasting conditions that include sarcopenia, dynapenia, protein-energy wasting (PEW), and frailty [2, 3]. Therefore, these conditions need to be addressed in the management of their care. In this review, we discuss the significance of malnutrition-wasting conditions, the strategies to address them, and the heterogeneity of the older dialysis population.