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Abstract Purpose of Review To educate nephrologists and primary-care physicians about
the incidence, pathophysiology, and survival benefits of the obesity paradox in end-stage …

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 …

Background Frailty and obesity contribute to the adverse clinical outcome of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) patients, but the interaction between frailty and obesity remains uncertain …

In this study based on a large nationally representative sample of Korean adults, we
investigated the potential associations of the body mass index (BMI) and waist …

Obesity is a global epidemic that has a complicated pathogenesis as well as impact on the
outcome of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In this review, the prevalence of obesity in …

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is considered one of the major complications of chronic
kidney disease (CKD), particularly in dialysis patients. Insufficient energy and protein intake …

Background Increased intraperitoneal pressure (IPP) is associated with abdominal wall
complications and technical failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Since the standard …

Background Evidence regarding bilirubin's antioxidant properties and predictive roles is
growing. However, it is unclear whether serum bilirubin would have a prognostic impact on …

The BMI predicts mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population,
while in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) a high BMI is associated with …