Open AccessPre-kidney transplant unintentional weight loss leads to worse post-kidney transplant outcomes
Author(s) -
Meera N. Harhay,
Xiaomeng Chen,
Nadia M. Chu,
Silas P. Norman,
Dorry L. Segev,
Mara McAdamsDeMarco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/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/gfab164
Subject(s) - weight loss , medicine , hazard ratio , weight gain , weight change , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , obesity , body weight
Weight loss before kidney transplant (KT) is a known risk factor for weight gain and mortality, however, while unintentional weight loss is a marker of vulnerability, intentional weight loss might improve health. We tested whether pre-KT unintentional and intentional weight loss have differing associations with post-KT weight gain, graft loss and mortality.