Body mass index as a predictive factor for long-term renal transplant outcomes in Asians

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 582-589

  Chow, Kai Ming ^a   Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Leung, Chi Bon ^a   Lui, Siu Fai ^a   Tong, Yuen Fan ^a   Li, Philip Kam Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body size; Obesity; Outcomes; Overweight; Renal transplant; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CADAVER KIDNEY; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; CREATININE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748653774     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2006.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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