title: Changes in waist circumference following haemodialysis: a brief report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Waist circumference (WC) is a known indicator of cardiovascular disease in the haemodialysis (HD) population. However it is not known if HD results in clinically significant changes in WC.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study purpose was to quantify the degree of change in WC induced by HD.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a prospective cohort study with 27 patients on HD. Height, body weight, WC, hip circumference (HC), body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) were measured immediately prior to and following HD over three consecutive treatments. Differences between three-day average pre- and post-HD weight, BMI, WC, HC and WHR were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Post-HD WC was significantly lower than that measured pre-HD. Differences in pre-post HD body weight, BMI, HC and WHR were also observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All of the traditional clinical indicators of body composition (WC, HC, WHR, body weight and BMI) were lower following HD.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. parsonst@queensu.ca
authors.forename: Trisha L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Rosemarié E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rombough
authors.forename: Cheryl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: King-Vanvlack
authors.forename: Edwin B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Toffelmire
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
keywords: Body Mass Index; Haemodialysis; Waist Circumference; Waist-hip ratio