Muscle mass, muscle strength and mortality in kidney transplant recipients: results of the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Iris M.Y. vanVliet (Author), Adrian Post (Author), Daan Kremer (Author), Karin Boslooper‐Meulenbelt (Author), Yvonne van derVeen (Author), Margriet F.C. deJong (Author), Robert A. Pol (Author), TransplantLines Investigators (Author), Harriët Jager‐Wittenaar (Author), Gerjan J. Navis (Author), Stephan J.L. Bakker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Survival of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is low compared with the general population. Low muscle mass and muscle strength may contribute to lower survival, but practical measures of muscle status suitable for routine care have not been evaluated for their association with l...