Open AccessEffects of Body Mass Index at Transplant on Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Sean Chang,
Patrick T. Coates,
Stephen P. McDonald
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000285290.77406.7b
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , hazard ratio , dialysis , underweight , kidney transplantation , proportional hazards model , univariate analysis , transplantation , odds ratio , surgery , overweight , multivariate analysis , confidence interval
While obesity increases postoperative complications and cardiovascular risks, its effects on long-term kidney transplant outcomes are less clear.
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