| Autor: |
Sika, Donna, Clemens, Linda H, Davis, Stacy F |
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Topics in Clinical Nutrition; Jun2000, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p66-71, 6p |
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Weight gain is highly predictive of morbidity in heart transplantation patients. Previous studies have shown that age and history of obesity predict excessive posttransplant weight gain (PTWG), but it is unclear which patients are at the greatest risk. This study sought to identify the weight variable that was most closely associated with significant PTWG in 59 heart transplantation patients. The relationships between PTWG and the following were assessed: maximum adult weight (MAW), usual weight during the 5 years preceding transplant (UAW), transplant weight (TW), and the pretransplant weight change (PTWC). Age and TW were not significantly correlated with PTWG, whereas UAW (r = .32; P = .014), MAW (r = .35, P = .007), and PTWC (r = -.54; P = .000) were. The change in body weight between maximum adult weight and transplant weight should be gathered and used to identify patients at risk for excessive weight gain in the first year after heart transplantation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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