Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition in Patients After Initiation of Hemodialysis Therapy: Results From an International Cohort

In patients with advanced kidney disease, metabolic and nutritional derangements induced by uremia interact and reinforce each other in a deleterious vicious circle. Literature addressing the effect of dialysis initiation on changes in body composition (BC) is limited and contradictory. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in BC in a large international cohort of incident hemodialysis patients.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - November 25, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Daniele Marcelli, Katharina Brand, Pedro Ponce, Andrzej Milkowski, Cristina Marelli, Ercan Ok, José-Ignacio Merello Godino, Konstantin Gurevich, Tomáš Jirka, Jaroslav Rosenberger, Attilio Di Benedetto, Erzsébet Ladányi, Aileen Grassmann, Laura Scatiz Tags: Original Research Source Type: research