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Risk factors associated with weight gain after kidney transplantation: A cohort study.
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- Posttransplant diabetes mellitus and long-term outcomes after kidney transplantation in a steroid avoidance regimen: a cohort study.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Changes in Physical Activity Among Spanish Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study.Journal of renal care · 2025Article
- Transplant Outcomes and Weight Management in Renal Disease Study.Indian journal of transplantation · 2025Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Obesity and Overweight in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Their Effect on Graft Outcome.Journal of transplantation · 2025Article
- Predictors of self-care in kidney transplant patients according to preoperative dialysis: A comparative study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The results of SGLT-2 inhibitors use in kidney transplantation: 1-year experiences from two centers.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
- The Impact and Effectiveness of Weight Loss on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Individuals on Renal Replacement Therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Variable Selection for Assessing Risk Factors for Weight and Body fat Gain During the First Year After Kidney Transplantation.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) · 2022Review
- First Testing of Literature-Based Models for Predicting Increase in Body Weight and Adipose Tissue Mass After Kidney Transplantation.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) · 2022Article
- The effect of calcineurin inhibitors on anthropometric measurements in kidney transplant recipients.BMC nephrology · 2022Article
- Obesity and Lifestyle Habits among Kidney Transplant Recipients.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- The Feasibility and User-Experience of a Digital Health Intervention Designed to Prevent Weight Gain in New Kidney Transplant Recipients-The ExeRTiOn2 Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Obesity and Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney Transplantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundRenal transplantation is the best modality of renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, it is associated with weight gain and metabolic abnormalities, which adversely impact transplant outcomes.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to identify the risk factors of one-year weight gain after renal transplantation.
methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted with 374 patients that underwent kidney transplantation between January 2006 and July 2013. Clinical and laboratory variables were collected from electronic records, and the outcome of interest was weight gain during the first year after renal transplantation. The data were reported as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or number of subjects (%). The association between variables were assessed via chi-square test and ANOVA. For analysis of risk factors related to the outcomes of interest, multivariable logistic regression models were used.
resultsThere were 181 (48.4%) female patients, 334 (89.3%) with white ethnicity and the mean age was 44.4 ± 12.8 years. The mean BMI pre-transplant was 24.7 ± 4.1 kg/m2, and 35 (9.9%) patients were classified as obese; 119 (33.6%) as overweight; 187 (52.8%) as normal weight; and 13 (3.7%) as malnourished. After one year of follow-up, the mean BMI was 26.2 ± 5.0 kg/m2, and 61 (17.3%) patients were classified as obese; 133 (37.8%) as overweight; 148 (42.0%) as normal weight; and 10 (2.8%) as malnourished. Weight gain was observed in 72.7% patients, and the average increase was 7.12 ± 5.9 kg. The female gender, lower pre-transplant body weight, lower number of hospitalizations, and a kidney received from a living donor were associated with weight gain by more than 5% in the first year post-transplant.
conclusionFemale gender and lower pre-transplant body weight were independently associated with weight gain by more than 5% in the first year after kidney transplantation; lower rates of hospitalization and donation from living donors were also risk factors for this outcome.
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