The impact of disease severity on paradoxical association between body mass index and mortality in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.
Hyoungnae KimHyunwook KimMisol LeeMin-Uk ChaKi Heon NamSeong Yeong AnSu-Young JungJong Hyun JheeSeohyun ParkHae-Ryong YunYoun Kyung KeeHyung Jung OhJung Tak ParkTae Ik ChangTae-Hyun YooShin-Wook KangSeung-Hyeok HanPublished in: BMC nephrology (2018)
In this study, we found a survival benefit of high BMI in AKI patients undergoing CRRT, particularly in those with more disease severity; the effect was not observed in those with less disease severity.