Renal transplantation in obese patients: Experience in an argentine center

MOS, F.; ROBERTI, J.; FASCE, N.; PAZ, M.; CICORA, F.

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Año: 2014 vol. 46 p. 2981 - 2983

0041-1345

Possible complications of renal transplants in obese patients have raised concerns among nephrologists. We describe the outcomes of 110 renal transplant patients according to body mass index (BMI). Recipient BMI was calculated by using height and weight at time of transplantation and categorized according to World Health Organization guidelines. The patients´ BMI values were as follows: underweight, n = 8 (7.27%); normal weight, n = 55 (50%); overweight, n = 30 (27.27%); and obese, n = 17 (15.45%). Mean age was significantly different among groups: underweight, 27.62 ± 7.57 years; normal weight, 44.98 ± 15.55 years; overweight, 50.53 ± 13.90 years; and obese, 52.11 ± 10.41 years (P