Increased prevalence of malnutrition and reduced lean body mass in overweight/obese kidney transplant recipients

• Main Authors: Sylwia Małgorzewicz (Author), Beata Czajka (Author), Alicja Dębska-Slizień (Author), Michał Chmielewski (Author), Juan Jesus Carrero (Author), Bolesław Rutkowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overweight and obesity are common in subjects after kidney transplantation. On the other hand, features of malnutrition are also frequently recognized in this group of patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of both abnormalities in a cohort of stable kidney recipients and to a...