Open AccessRELATION BETWEEN STEROID DOSE, BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
Author(s) -
E.C.H. van den Ham,
Jeroen P. Kooman,
Maarten H. L. Christiaans,
J. P. van Hooff
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200004270-00013
Subject(s) - lean body mass , resting energy expenditure , medicine , anthropometry , endocrinology , composition (language) , steroid , nutrient , chemistry , zoology , energy expenditure , body weight , biology , hormone , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
Fat mass is increased in renal transplant (RTx) patients, which may have untoward metabolic and cardiovascular effects. The influence of steroids on body composition (BC), resting energy expenditure (REE), and substrate oxidation rates was assessed in stable RTx patients in a cross-sectional design. Also, the relation between physical activity and nutrient intake, respectively, and body composition was studied.