Muscle mass, muscle strength and mortality in kidney transplant recipients: results of the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is low compared with the general population. Low muscle mass and muscle strength may contribute to lower survival, but practical measures of muscle status suitable for routine care have not been evaluated for their association with long-term survival and their relation with each other in a large cohort of KTR.

Methods

Data of outpatient KTR ≥ 1 year post-transplantation, included in the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03272841), were used. Muscle mass was determined as appendicular skeletal muscle mass indexed for height² (ASMI) through bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA), and by 24-h urinary creatinine excretion rate indexed for height² (CERI). Mus

SUBMITTER: van Vliet IMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9745460 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature