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Background Cardiovascular (CV) risk is high in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and further compounded in those who are overweight. Children with CKD have a unique body habitus not accurately assessed by body mass index (BMI). Waist-to-height ratio (WHr), a better predictor of CV risk in populations with short stature, has not been investigated in children with CKD. Methods Analysis of...
Abstract. Recent studies indicate that pre-transplant (Tx) obesity and increased body mass index (BMI) after renal Tx in adults are associated with decreased long-term renal allograft survival. This study examined whether obesity prior to renal Tx or the development of obesity within the 1st year after Tx in children is associated with worse allograft function at 1year post Tx. This is a retrospective...
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