Body mass index, mortality, and gender difference in advanced chronic kidney disease.

Body mass index, mortality, and gender difference in advanced chronic kidney disease.

A higher body mass index (BMI) appears to be reversely associated with mortality in dialysis patients. Moreover, although women have better survival in chronic kidney disease (CKD), this survival advantage is cancelled in dialysis. The association between BMI and mortality and the gender difference...

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Main Authors: Jiun-Chi Huang, Hugo You-Hsien Lin, Lee-Moay Lim, Szu-Chia Chen, Jer-Ming Chang, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Jer-Chia Tsai, Chi-Chih Hung, Hung-Chun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4420254?pdf=render

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