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Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform
Published on: April 12, 2021
Changes in weight during the first year after kidney transplantation
Ann K Cashion1, Zoila V Sánchez, Patricia A Cowan
1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Progress in Transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
|May 9, 2007
Summary
Kidney transplant recipients experienced significant weight gain within one year, leading to increased obesity rates. This weight gain was not fully explained by demographic or clinical factors, suggesting other influences like genetics may play a role.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Transplantation Medicine
- Cardiovascular Health
Background:
- Obesity is a common complication after kidney transplantation.
- Obesity post-transplant increases the risk of cardiovascular complications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate weight gain in the first year after kidney transplantation.
- To identify associations between weight gain and gender, ethnicity, and cardiovascular risk factors.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 171 kidney transplant recipients (1998-2002).
- Data included baseline and 1-year follow-up measurements.
- Outcome measures: body mass index (BMI), fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, and creatinine.
Main Results:
- Mean weight and BMI significantly increased one year post-transplant.
- Obesity rates rose significantly, surpassing normal weight recipients.
- African Americans and women showed greater increases in BMI compared to whites and men, respectively.
- Obese recipients at one year had higher triglyceride levels.
Conclusions:
- Weight gain after kidney transplantation is not solely explained by demographic and clinical factors.
- Further research into additional variables, such as genetic factors, is warranted to understand post-transplant weight gain.
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