Trends, Social Context, and Transplant Implications of Obesity Among Incident Dialysis Patients in the United States

This study aimed to examine trends and the social context of obesity among United States dialysis patients and implications for kidney transplant access. Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1 084 816 adults who initiated dialysis between January 2007 and December 2016 using the United States Renal Data System data. We estimated national body mass index (BMI) trends and 1-y cumulative incidence of waitlisting and death without waitlisting by BMI category (
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—General Source Type: research