Volume 55, Issue 4, Pages 1560-1567 (April 1999) Influence of excess weight on mortality and hospital stay in 1346 hemodialysis patients Erwin Fleischmann, Nancy Teal, John Dudley, Warren May, John D. Bower, Abdulla K. Salahudeen Kidney International Volume 55, Issue 4, Pages 1560-1567 (April 1999) DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The body mass index (BMI) by groups: underweight (BMI < 20), normal weight (BMI 20 to 27.5), and overweight (BMI > 27.5). *P < 0.05 vs. the rest. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The frequency distribution of body mass index (BMI) in all the 1346 patients on hemodialysis. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 The frequency distribution of body mass index (BMI) by race in (A) African Americans and (B) Caucasians. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 The frequency distribution of body mass index (BMI) by gender in (A) female and (B) male African American patients. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 The frequency distribution of body mass index (BMI) by gender in (A) female and (B) male white patients. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 The frequency distribution of body mass index (BMI) in deceased patients. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Kaplan-Meier cumulative hazard plots for the underweight (□), normal weight (•), and overweight groups (▴). (A) All of the patients (P < 0.0008). (B) African Americans (P < 0.0045). (C) Caucasians (P < 0.04). Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 8 Frequency (A) and duration (B) of hospitalization for underweight, overweight and normal weight patients. *P < 0.05 vs. the rest. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 9 Biochemical measures of nutrition, serum prealbumin (A), transferrin (B), and creatinine (C) in underweight, overweight, and normal weight patients. *P < 0.05 vs. the rest. Kidney International 1999 55, 1560-1567DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00389.x) Copyright © 1999 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions