Obesity is a global pandemic associated with macro-and microvascular endothelial
dysfunction. Microvascular endothelial dysfunction has recently emerged as a significant risk …

Background & aims Sarcopenia is prevalent in patients with end-stage kidney disease
(ESKD) on hemodialysis (HD), and is associated with poor outcomes, while obesity may be …

Background The conicity index is indicated as a tool for assessing the nutritional status of
renal individuals undergoing hemodialysis. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious public health problem that, in recent decades,
has taken on significant dimensions with serious effects on the quality of life (QoL) of …

Muscle depletion and sarcopenic obesity are related to a higher morbimortality risk in
chronic kidney disease (CKD). We evaluated bed-side measures/indexes associated with …

Objective This study aimed to determine if adapted Global Leadership Initiative on
Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria can diagnose overnutrition, in addition to undernutrition, in …

Introduction Although people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity have important
motivations to lose weight, weight loss is also associated with health risks. We examined …

Background Normal-weight maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with abdominal
obesity exhibited a more proatherogenic profile than overweight and obesity patients with …

Background The muscle quality index (MQI) has proven to be an interesting clinical
measurement in hemodialysis (HD) patients. In clinical practice, its interpretation can be …

Purpose The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) ratios have
been proposed as emerging markers of inflammation and prognosis in maintenance …