Impact of changes in waist-to-hip ratio after kidney transplantation on cardiovascular outcomes

Abstract Recently, waist to hip ratio (WHR) has been reported to be a better indicator of predicting cardiovascular outcomes than body mass index (BMI). We evaluated the effects of pre or post-transplant changes of WHR or BMI on the new onset cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in recipients of kidney tra...

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Main Authors: Jun Gyo Gwon, Jimi Choi, Cheol Woong Jung, Chang Hun Lee, Se Won Oh, Sang-Kyung Jo, Won Yong Cho, Jae Berm Park, Kyu Ha Huh, Han Ro, Seungyeup Han, Jang-Hee Cho, Sik Lee, Jaeseok Yang, Myung-Gyu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80266-5