Relation of Maximum Lifetime Body Mass Index with Age at Hemodialysis Initiation and Vascular Complications in Japan

Autor: Akira Onozaki, Daiji Nagayama, Nakanobu Azuma, Keita Sugai, Etsuko Shitara, Takehiko Sakai, Motoyuki Masai, Kohji Shirai, Ichiro Tatsuno
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Obesity Facts, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-4025
1662-4033
DOI: 10.1159/000518049
Popis: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the maximum lifetime body mass index (max BMI) with hemodialysis initiation and comorbidities in Japanese hemodialysis patients. Methods: In a retrospective cross-sectional study on 724 hemodialysis patients, max BMI, age at hemodialysis initiation, and comorbidities including sleep apnea syndrome, cerebro-cardiovascular diseases, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were analyzed. Early hemodialysis initiation was defined as age
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