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Frailty, body composition and the risk of mortality in incident hemodialysis patients: the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease study.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Feb 2019
Fitzpatrick Jessica, Sozio Stephen M, Jaar Bernard G, Estrella Michelle M, Segev Dorry L, Parekh Rulan S, McAdams-DeMarco Mara A
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Background: Frail obese community-dwelling older adults are at increased mortality risk. Among hemodialysis (HD) patients, frailty is common and associated with increased mortality risk; however, in dialysis, obesity is associated with decreased mortality risk. Whether the frail-obese phenotype is associated with increased mortality risk among HD patients remains unclear. Methods: This study included 370 incident...
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