Open AccessUnderweight rather than overweight is associated with higher prevalence of hypertension: BP vs BMI in haemodialysis population
Author(s) -
A. K. Salahudeen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfg523
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , overweight , body mass index , population , blood pressure , creatinine , diastole , endocrinology , gastroenterology , environmental health
Recent surveys have reported a higher prevalence of hypertension and obesity in the haemodialysis population, suggesting a possible link between these two parameters. Alternatively, malnutrition through proinflammatory and antiendothelial mechanisms may contribute to hypertension in malnourished, underweight patients on haemodialysis, whereas the converse may be true in overweight patients.
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