Low BMI and high waist-to-hip ratio are associated with mortality risk among hemodialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data are limited on the relationship between waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and mortality risk among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Moreover, the combined association of body mass index (BMI) and WHR with mortality remains uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to explore the individual and combined association of BMI and WHR with the all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.

Methods

In this multicenter prospective cohort study, we enrolled 1034 MHD patients. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality and secondary outcome was CVD mortality. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the individual and combined association of BMI and WHR with the risk of mortality.

Results

A nonlinear inverse relationship was found between

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9871844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature