Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference with All-Cause Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT: In this study based on a large nationally representative sample of Korean adults, we investigated the potential associations of the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis. We obtained the data of 18,699 participants >20 years of age who were followed up with for 4 years and for whom BMI and WC information were available, using a nationally representative dataset from the Korean National Health Insurance System. Patients were stratified into five levels by their baseline BMI and into six levels by their WC (5-cm increments). A total of 4975 deaths occurred during a median follow-up period of 48.2 months. Participants with a higher BMI had a lower mortality rate than those with a lower BMI. In a fully adjusted Cox regression anal

SUBMITTER: Kim CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7288310 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature