Obesity and mortality on dialysis--does age matter?

Lorien S Dalrymple; George A Kaysen

doi:10.1038/nrneph.2012.63

Obesity and mortality on dialysis--does age matter?

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2012 Mar 27;8(5):258-60. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.63.

Authors

Lorien S Dalrymple¹, George A Kaysen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 4150 V Street Suite 3500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.

PMID: 22450439
DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.63

Abstract

The association between obesity and mortality has been observed to be paradoxical in persons on dialysis. Hoogeveen et al. examined whether the association between obesity and mortality on dialysis differed by age in participants in the NECOSAD2 study.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality
Obesity / epidemiology*
Obesity / mortality
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects
Renal Dialysis / mortality*