Impact of body mass index on survival in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: Analysis of data from the Insan Memorial End-Stage Renal Disease Registry of Korea (1985-2014)

Seun Deuk Hwang,Jin Ho Lee,Jong Hyun Jhee,Joon Ho Song,Joong Kyung Kim,Seoung Woo Lee

Impact of body mass index on survival in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: Analysis of data from the Insan Memorial End-Stage Renal Disease Registry of Korea (1985-2014)

2019

Seun Deuk Hwang
Jin Ho Lee
Jong Hyun Jhee
Joon Ho Song
Joong Kyung Kim
Seoung Woo Lee

Background Significant increases in the prevalence of obesity have been observed among patients with peritoneal dialysis (PD). The impact of body mass index (BMI) on survival remains unknown in Korean PD patients.

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Disease registry
Body mass index
Peritoneal dialysis
Internal medicine
Medicine
Hazard ratio
Quartile
Risk factor
Confidence interval
Survival analysis
end stage renal disease

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