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Post-renal transplantation weight gain: its causes and its consequences
1Renal Transplant Unit, Nephrology Department, Universitat Autónoma Barcelona, Spain. jdiaz@fundacio-puigvert.es
Objective:
A tendency to increased body mass index (BMI) occurs after renal transplantation. The objective of this study was to analyze the causes and consequences of this weight gain.
Methods:
Two hundred twelve renal transplant recipients were divided into 3 groups according to the evolution of their BMI: BMI loss (group 1); BMI increase <10% (group 2); and BMI increase >10% (group 3).
Results:
The mean BMI gain was 6.2%, weight gain was 3.9 kg, and BMI gain was 1.4 kg/m(2). The patients in group 3 were younger, but there were no other significant differences in gender, preoperative diabetes, acute rejection, or prior BMI. Blood pressure was similar in all 3 groups, but more group 3 patients needed antihypertensive treatment. A progressive increase in total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol was also observed as patients showed increased BMI. No differences were observed regarding carbohydrate metabolism. Groups 1 and 3 showed a more unfavorable micro-inflammatory profile. The creatinine clearance level was better in group 3 compared with group 1. We found no differences regarding the number of nonfatal postoperative cardiovascular events.
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