Association of Body Mass Index and Body Mass Index Change with Mortality in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Association of Body Mass Index and Body Mass Index Change with Mortality in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Although high body mass index (BMI) appears to confer a survival advantage in hemodialysis patients, the association of BMI with mortality in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is uncertain. We enrolled incident CAPD patients and BMI was categorized according to World Health O...

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Main Authors: Liping Xiong, Shirong Cao, Fenghua Xu, Qian Zhou, Li Fan, Qingdong Xu, Xueqing Yu, Haiping Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
body mass index
body mass index change
mortality
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/10/5405

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