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obesity anthropometry

Obesity and Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2018.003
Synopsis: 
Obesity and overweight have adverse effects on renal grafts after renal transplantation, this paper investigate the effects of overweight and obesity in relation to markers of chronic graft dysfunction (ie dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and proteinuria), and study their impact on the quality of life of kidney graft recipients in the first year after transplantation in 1500 patients.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this research was to analyse  the effects of overweight and obesity in relation to markers of chronic graft dysfunction (ie dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, and proteinuria), and study their impact on the quality of life of kidney graft recipients in the first-year after transplantation.

Accepted: 
08 May, 2018
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e-Published: 14 Feb, 2019

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