Mediterranean Style Diet and Kidney Function Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Despite improvement of short-term graft survival over recent years, long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation has not improved. Studies in the general population suggest the Mediterranean diet benefits kidney function preservation. We investigated whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with kidney outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We included 632 adult kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft for ≥1 year. Dietary intake was inquired using a 177-item validated food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed using a nine-point Mediterranean Diet Score. Primary end point of the study was graft failure and secondary end points

SUBMITTER: Gomes-Neto AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7015079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature