Sarcopenic Obesity Definitions by Body Composition and Mortality in the Hemodialysis Patients

In this study, we aimed to determine whether body composition as assessed by currently available SO definitions is related to all-cause mortality in MHD subjects. We also examined the impact of applying different definitions on the prevalence of SO in our MHD database.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - November 18, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rakesh Malhotra, Serpil M. Deger, Huzaifah Salat, Aihua Bian, Thomas G. Stewart, Cindy Booker, Andrew Vincz, Brianna Pouliot, T. Alp Ikizler Tags: Original Research Source Type: research