Open AccessBody mass index is associated with hyperparathyroidism in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Karen Vanderstraeten,
R De Pauw,
Noël Knops,
Antonia H. Bouts,
Karlien Cransberg,
Amina El Amouri,
Ann Raes,
Agnieszka Prytula-Ebels
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1432-198X
pISSN - 0931-041X
DOI - 10.1007/s00467-020-04796-w
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperparathyroidism , transplantation , secondary hyperparathyroidism , kidney transplantation , nephrology , parathyroid hormone , gastroenterology , tertiary hyperparathyroidism , retrospective cohort study , endocrinology , urology , calcium
Hyperparathyroidism persists in up to 50% of pediatric kidney transplant recipients. The aims of this study were to describe the evolution of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the first year after transplantation and to identify factors associated with hyperparathyroidism.
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