Body size and longitudinal body weight changes do not increase mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis patients of the Brazilian peritoneal dialysis multicenter study by Natália Maria da Silva Fernandes, Marcus Gomes Bastos, Márcia Regina Gianotti Franco, Alfredo Chaoubah, Maria da Glória Lima, José Carolino Divino-Filho, Abdul Rashid Qureshi

“…The multivariate model showed a higher risk of death for a body mass index <18.5 kg/m², a neutral risk between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² and a protective effect for an index >30 kg/m². Patients were divided into five categories according to quintiles of body weight changes during the first year of dialysis: <-3.1%, -3.1 to+0.12%, +0.12 to <+3.1% (reference category), +3.1 to +7.1% and >+7.1%. …”
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