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Risk of Hospitalization Associated With Body Mass Index and Weight Changes Amon...
Carrero, J; Rodríguez-Cabezas, I; Qureshi, A; Floege, J; Ketteler, M; London, G; Locatelli, F; Memmos, D; Goldsmith, D; Ferreira, A; Nagy, J; Teplan, VThe impact of body mass index (BMI) and body weight on hospitalization rates in haemodialysis patients is unknown. This study hypothesizes that being either underweight or obese is associated with a higher hospitalization rate. Observational study of 6296 European haemodialysis patients with prospective data collection and follow-up every six months for three years (COSMOS study). The risk of being hospitalized...
Improvement of Mineral and Bone Metabolism Markers Is Associated with Better Su...
Fernández-Martín, JL; Martínez-Camblor, P; Dionisi, MP; Floege, J; Ketteler, M; London, G; Locatelli, F; Gorriz, JL; Rutkowski, B; Ferreira, A; Bos, WJBACKGROUND: Abnormalities in serum phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been associated with poor survival in haemodialysis patients. This COSMOS (Current management Of Secondary hyperparathyroidism: a Multicentre Observational Study) analysis assesses the association of high and low serum phosphorus, calcium and PTH with a relative risk of mortality. Furthermore, the impact of changes in thes...