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ArticleJournal of nephrology2021

Association of obesity and muscle mass with risk of albuminuria in renal transplant recipients.

Boris Zingerman, Arie Erman, Tiki Mashraki, Avry Chagnac, Benaya Rozen-Zvi, Ruth Rahamimov

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Article in Journal of nephrology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Boris ZingermanDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Arie ErmanDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Tiki MashrakiDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Avry ChagnacDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel. chagnac@gmail.com.
Benaya Rozen-ZviDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Ruth RahamimovDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, 4941492, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Rabin Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreased albuminuria is a predictor of graft loss in kidney graft recipients. It is unknown whether obesity is an independent risk factor for the development of increased albuminuria in this population. The aim of this study was to elucidate the association between obesity and albuminuria in renal transplant recipients.

methodsWe enrolled 330 renal transplant recipients and prospectively collected demographic, anthropomorphic, clinical and laboratory variables susceptible to influence albumin excretion. The outcome was albuminuria, measured using accurately timed urine collections. Data from 201 patients were analyzed after exclusion of participants with missing data and patients enrolled less than 6 months since renal transplantation. Analysis was carried out for an early and a late period, defined according to the 2.4-year median follow-up time.

resultsBody mass index (BMI), waist circumference and urinary creatinine excretion rate were independent predictors of albuminuria in the late post-transplant period, indicating that the predictive value of body mass index for albuminuria is related to both increased abdominal fat mass and increased muscle mass. BMI was an independent predictor of microalbuminuria. Waist circumference and urinary creatinine were independent predictors of microalbuminuria for values above certain cutoffs: 110% of the accepted thresholds defining abdominal obesity and 1500 mg/day, respectively.

conclusionsThese associations, which have not previously been reported, suggest, but do not prove, that an imbalance between metabolic demand and nephron mass may be responsible for increased albuminuria in the renal transplant population.

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AlbuminuriaKidney TransplantationBody Mass IndexHumansKidneyMusclesObesityRisk FactorsAbdominal obesityGlomerular hyperfiltrationKidney transplantMicroalbuminuriaMuscle mass

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PMID33098523
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