Association of obesity with 3-month mortality in kidney failure patients with COVID-19.
Ekamol TantisattamoCeline ImhofKitty J JagerLuuk B HilbrandsRebecca GuidottiMahmud İslamDajana KaticicConstantijn KoningsFemke M MolenaarIonut NistorMarlies NoordzijMaría Luisa Rodríguez FerreroMartine A M VerhoevenAiko P J de VriesNuri B HasbalRon T GansevoortPriya Vartnull nullPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)
In KFRT patients with COVID-19, on dialysis or a kidney transplant, obesity is associated with an increased risk of mortality at 3 months. This is in contrast to the obesity paradox generally observed in dialysis patients. Additional studies are required to corroborate the sex difference in the association of obesity with mortality.