Obesity, the epidemic of the 21st century, carries a markedly increased risk for comorbid
complications, such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular …

Acquired immunity disturbances in hemodialysis (HD) patients are many and diverse. They
are caused by uremia per se, the HD procedure, chronic renal failure complications, and …

Background The statement that 'if exercise were a pill it would be one of the most widely
prescribed and cost-effective drugs ever invented'has been used many times, with many …

Loss of muscle mass and function, or sarcopenia, is a common feature of cirrhosis and
contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality in this population. Sarcopenia is a main …

The recent research findings concerning syndromes of muscle wasting, malnutrition, and
inflammation in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or acute kidney injury (AKI) …

Objectives: Sarcopenia is associated with a poor prognosis in the ICU. The purpose of this
study was to describe a simple sarcopenia index using routinely available renal biomarkers …

Background. While cardiovascular events remain the primary form of mortality in
haemodialysis (HD) patients, few centres are aware of the impact of the hydration status …

Background and objectives: Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with larger body or
fat mass have greater survival than normal to low mass. We hypothesized that mid-arm …

BACKGROUND:: Although dementia has predicted mortality in large dialysis cohorts, little is
known about the relationship between less pronounced cognitive deficits and mortality in …

Background: Adipose tissue in overweight patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is
a source of proinflammatory mediators, which could contribute to protein-energy wasting …