Body Mass Index Is Associated with the Severity and All-Cause Mortality of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients: An Analysis of a Large Critical Care Database
CONCLUSIONS: BMI was independently associated with the severity and all-cause mortality of AKI in critical illness. Overweight and obesity were associated with increased risk of AKI stage III; however, they were predictive of a relatively lower mortality risk in these patients.PMID:34258271 | PMC:PMC8260311 | DOI:10.1155/2021/6616120
Source: Biomed Res - Category: Research Authors: Benji Wang Diwen Li Yuqiang Gong Binyu Ying Bihuan Cheng Laifang Sun Source Type: research
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