Trends, Social Context, and Transplant Implications of Obesity Among Incident Dialysis Patients in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplant programs have variable thresholds to accept obese candidates. This study aimed to examine trends and the social context of obesity among United States dialysis patients and implications for kidney transplant access.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1 084 816 adults who initiated dialysis between January 2007 and December 2016 using the United States Renal Data System data. We estimated national body mass index (BMI) trends and 1-y cumulative incidence of waitlisting and death without waitlisting by BMI category (<18.5 kg/m 2 , ≥18.5 and <25 kg/m 2 [normal weight], ≥25 and <30 kg/m 2 [overweight], ≥30 and <35 kg/m 2 [class 1 obesity], ≥35 and <40 kg/m 2 [class 2 obesity], and ≥40 kg/m 2 [class 3 obesity]). We then used Fine-Gra

SUBMITTER: Lavenburg LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature