Body Mass Index and Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Owen W.F. Jr. , Lew N.L. , Liu Y. , Lowrie E.G. , Lazarus J.M. The urea reduction ratio and serum albumin concentration as predictors of mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis. N Engl J Med 1993; 329: 1001–6.

Stenvinkel P. , Heimburger O. , Paultre F. , Diczfalusy U. , Wang T. , Berglund L. Strong association between malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure. Kidney Int 1999; 55: 1899–911.

Snyder J.J. , Foley R.N. , Gilbertson D.T. , Vonesh E.F. , Collins A.J. Body size and outcomes on peritoneal dialysis in the United States. Kidney Int 2003; 64: 1838–44.

Abbott K.C. , Glanton C.W. , Trespalacios F.C. , Oliver D.K. , Ortiz M.I. , Agodoa L.Y. Body mass index, dialysis modality, and survival: Analysis of the United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Wave II Study. Kidney Int 2004; 65: 597–605.

McDonald S.P. , Collins J.F. , Johnson D.W. Obesity is associated with worse peritoneal dialysis outcomes in the Australia and New Zealand patient populations. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003; 14: 2894–901.

Ramkumar N. , Pappas L.M. , Beddhu S. Effect of body size and body composition in survival of peritoneal dialysis patients. Perit Dial Int 2005; 25: 461–9.

Cockcroft D.W. , Gault M.H. Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine. Nephron 1976; 16: 31–41.

Churchill D.N. , Taylor D.W. , Keshaviah P.R. for the CANUSA Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group. Adequacy of dialysis and nutrition in continuous peritoneal dialysis: Association with clinical outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol 1996; 7: 198–207.

Bargman J.M. , Thorpe K.E. , Churchill DN ; CANUSA Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group. Relative contribution of residual renal function and peritoneal clearance to adequacy of dialysis: A reanalysis of the CANUSA study. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12: 2158–62.

Accessed 21 June 2005. http://www.kidney.org/profes-sionals/kdoqi/guidelines_updates/doqiuppd_i.html#1