Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition in Patients After Initiation of Hemodialysis Therapy: Results From an International Cohort Daniele Marcelli, MD, MBA, Katharina Brand, MSc, Pedro Ponce, MD, Andrzej Milkowski, MD, Cristina Marelli, MD, Ercan Ok, MD, José- Ignacio Merello Godino, MD, Konstantin Gurevich, MD, Tomáš Jirka, MD, Jaroslav Rosenberger, MD, Attilio Di Benedetto, MD, Erzsébet Ladányi, MD, Aileen Grassmann, PhD, Laura Scatizzi, BSc, Inga Bayh, MSc, Jeroen Kooman, MD, PhD, Bernard Canaud, MD Journal of Renal Nutrition Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 72-80 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2015.10.001 Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Study design. Hypothetical BCM measurement times are indicated with “x” as Body Composition Monitor (BCM) measurements were not done at strictly regular intervals. Body composition measurement was conducted with the BCM (FMC, Bad Homburg, Germany). RRT, renal replacement therapy. Journal of Renal Nutrition 2016 26, 72-80DOI: (10.1053/j.jrn.2015.10.001) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Patient selection. Body composition measurement was conducted with the Body Composition Monitor (BCM; FMC, Bad Homburg, Germany). BMI, body mass index; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; RRT, renal replacement therapy. Journal of Renal Nutrition 2016 26, 72-80DOI: (10.1053/j.jrn.2015.10.001) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Delta analysis comparing current values of BMI, LTI, and FTI with baseline values. BMI, body mass index; FTI, fat tissue index; LTI, lean tissue index. Journal of Renal Nutrition 2016 26, 72-80DOI: (10.1053/j.jrn.2015.10.001) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions