Body fat predicts urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study.

Thaysa Sobral AntonelliMilena Dos Santos MantovaniNyara Coelho de CarvalhoThomáz Eduardo ArchangeloMarcos Ferreira MinicucciSebastião Pires Ferreira FilhoRicardo de Souza CavalcanteLuis Gustavo Modelli de AndradeNara Aline CostaPaulo Roberto KawanoGabriel Berg de AlmeidaSilvia Justina PapiniRicardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2024)

Waist circumference, visceral fat area, and total fat mass, assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis, were predictors of urinary tract infection risk within the first three months after KTx.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
body mass index
adipose tissue
body composition
body weight
fatty acid
insulin resistance
dual energy
type diabetes
magnetic resonance imaging
physical activity
skeletal muscle