title: Interpreting body composition in kidney transplantation: weighing candidate selection, prognostication, and interventional strategies to optimize health.
authors.forename: Krista L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lentine
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Axelrod
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009929:Organ Size; D018579:Patient Selection; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D003404:Creatinine