Prevalence of dynapenic obesity and sarcopenic obesity and their associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors in peritoneal dialysis patients

• Published in: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 404 - 413
• Main Authors: Tabibi, Hadi, As'habi, Atefeh, Najafi, Iraj, Hedayati, Mehdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Nephrology 01.12.2018; The Korean Society of Nephrology; 대한신장학회
• Subjects: Cardiovascular risk factors; Dynapenic obesity; Original; Peritoneal dialysis; Sarcopenic obesity; 내과학; Sarcopenic obesity; Cardiovascular risk factors; Peritoneal dialysis; Dynapenic obesity

Dynapenic obesity and sarcopenic obesity increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in nonuremic patients. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of dynapenic obesity and sarcopenic obesity and their associations with CVD risk factors in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients...