Usefulness of waist circumference as a marker of abdominal adiposity in peritoneal dialysis: a cross-sectional and prospective analysis

• Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 790 - 795
• Main Authors: BAZANELLI, Ana Paula, AYAKO KAMIMURA, Maria, REGINA MANFREDI, Silvia, ANTONIO DRAIBE, Sergio, CUPPARI, Lilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging; Absorptiometry, Photon - methods; Adult; Aged; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - analysis; Blood Chemical Analysis; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnosis; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Peritoneal Dialysis - adverse effects; Peritoneal Dialysis - methods; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the urinary system; Treatment Outcome; Waist Circumference; Kidney disease; Extrarenal dialysis; chronic kidney disease; Urinary system disease; Hemodialysis; waist circumference; Renal failure; trunk fat; Peritoneal dialysis; abdominal adiposity

Waist circumference (WC) has been well recognized as a surrogate marker of abdominal adiposity. In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, however, aspects related to this dialysis modality, such as abdominal distension, presence of catheter and frequent hernia, raise questions regarding the reliability...