title: Validity of body impedance analysis for evaluating body composition in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis.
abstract: [Purpose] This study assessed changes in body composition before and after dialysis in chronic hemodialysis patients and determined the relationships between various body composition parameters and blood lipid levels in these patients. [Subjects] The cross-sectional study included 19 dialysis outpatients (17 men and 2 women, aged 35-82 years). [Methods] Body mass index, body weight, percent body fat, and percent skeletal muscle were measured before and after dialysis by using body impedance analysis. Blood lipid levels were obtained from patients' clinical records. The body composition parameters before and after dialysis were compared using paired t-tests. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated to determine relationships between the body composition parameters, before and after dialysis, and the blood lipid levels. [Results] All body composition parameters differed significantly before and after dialysis. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level significantly correlated with all the body composition parameters, whereas total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels significantly correlated with some of these parameters. The correlation coefficients revealed no major differences in the relationships between blood lipid parameters and body compositions before and after dialysis. [Conclusion] Our findings suggest that body composition parameters, whether measured before or after dialysis, can be used to evaluate obesity in longitudinal studies.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Science, Kinjo University, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Moriyama Koshino Clinic, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mizuho Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koshino
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Science, Gunma Paz College, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, Kagawa Nutrition University, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyagi
keywords: Blood lipid; Body composition; Dialysis