Prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors in patients in hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Camila Ferreira Nunes (Author), Tuane Rodrigues de Carvalho (Author), Ricardo da Silva Duarte (Author), Ylka Anny Couto Oliveira Barboza (Author), Maria Conceição Chaves de Lemos (Author), Claudia Porto Sabino Pinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated patients with CKD undergoing HD from January to October 2016 in two dialysis centers located in Recife, P...