Meat intake and risk of mortality and graft failure in kidney transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unknown whether meat intake is beneficial for long-term patient and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients (KTR).

Objectives

We first investigated the association of the previously described meat intake biomarkers 1-methylhistidine and 3-methylhistidine with intake of white and red meat as estimated from a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Second, we investigated the association of the meat intake biomarkers with long-term outcomes in KTR.

Methods

We measured 24-h urinary excretion of 1-methylhistidine and 3-methylhistidine by validated assays in a cohort of 678 clinically stable KTR. Cross-sectional associations were assessed by linear regression. We used Cox regression analyses to prospectively study associations of log2-transfor

SUBMITTER: Said MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature