Background: Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death in people without
chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the effect of obesity in people with CKD is uncertain …

Several epidemiological cohorts have demonstrated that higher body mass index (BMI) is
associated with lower mortality risk among patients receiving hemodialysis. However, BMI …

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of risk factors including central
obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, The MetS is associated with an …

Background Some phthalic acid esters (PAEs) and nonylphenol (NP) are endocrine-
disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that are widely used in consumer products. Consequently, the …

Hemodialysis patients are at the high risk for morbidity and mortality. Evaluation and
management of body composition and biochemical values are important to improve dialysis …

Background Frailty and obesity contribute to the adverse clinical outcome of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) patients, but the interaction between frailty and obesity remains uncertain …

In this study based on a large nationally representative sample of Korean adults, we
investigated the potential associations of the body mass index (BMI) and waist …

Objective The biological basis of abdominal obesity leading to more severe outcomes in
patients with normal body mass index (BMI) on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) is unclear …

Background Unlike patterns observed in the general population, obesity is associated with
better survival among hemodialysis patients, which could be explained by reverse causation …

Visceral obesity and metabolic abnormalities typical for metabolic syndrome (MS) are the
new epidemic in adolescence. MS is not only the risk factor for cardiovascular disease but …