High rates of central obesity and sarcopenia in CKD irrespective of renal replacement therapy - an observational cross-sectional study.

Jutta DierkesHelene DahlNatasha Lervaag WellandKristina SandnesKristin SæleIngegjerd SekseHans-Peter Marti

Published in: BMC nephrology (2018)

Central obesity and sarcopenia were present in renal patients at all disease stages. More attention to these unfavorable nutritional states is warranted in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
chronic kidney disease
weight loss
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
weight gain
high fat diet induced
acute kidney injury
prognostic factors
working memory
adipose tissue
body mass index
patient reported outcomes