title: Obesity and mortality on dialysis--does age matter?
abstract: The association between obesity and mortality has been observed to be paradoxical in persons on dialysis. Hoogeveen et al. examined whether the association between obesity and mortality on dialysis differed by age in participants in the NECOSAD2 study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 4150 V Street Suite 3500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Lorien S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Dalrymple
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kaysen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*