Body Mass Index and All-cause Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Dose –response Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

This article provides a dose –response meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause and disease-specific mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) by pooling together early stage, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients. We evaluated eligible studies that published between 1966 and December 2014 by searching in PubMed, Object View and Interaction Design (OVID), and the Scopus databases. We used random-effects generalized least squares spline models for trend estimation to derive pooled dose–response estimates.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research