DOSE BODY FAT MASS DEFINE SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS STARTING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS?

• Main Authors: Soo Jeong Choi (Author), Soon Mi Hur (Author), Kyong-Ah Park (Author), Moo Yong Park (Author), Jin Kuk Kim (Author), Seung Duk Hwang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is characterized by a gain in fat mass. In contrast to subcutaneous fat, visceral fat is associated with metabolic syndrome and survival. We prospectively examined whether the visceral or subcutaneous fat could define outcomes in patients undergoing PD. We studied 105 new pa...