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Weight change trajectories in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Australians after kidney transplantation: a cohort analysis using the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant registry (ANZDATA).

Sandawana William MajoniShahid UllahJames CollettJaquelyne T HughesStephen McDonald
Published in: BMC nephrology (2019)
Post-kidney transplantation weight gain in this high-risk population is substantial and greater than in non-indigenous Australians. Further studies should assess the effect of treatment factors and weight gain on transplant and recipient outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • kidney transplantation
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • weight loss
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • physical activity
  • combination therapy
  • case control
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle