American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 1014-1023 , June 2009

Association of Body Mass Index With Decline in Residual Kidney Function After Initiation of Dialysis

  • Christiane Drechsler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Christiane Drechsler, MD, Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Renée de Mutsert, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Diana C. Grootendorst, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Elisabeth W. Boeschoten, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hans Mak Institute, Naarden, The Netherlands
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  • Raymond T. Krediet, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Saskia le Cessie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Christoph Wanner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divison of Nephrology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Friedo W. Dekker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • NECOSAD Study Group

Received 16 July 2008 ,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.11.027 on February 17, 2009.

 A list of the NECOSAD study investigators appears at the end of this article.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00002-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.11.027

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 1014-1023 , June 2009

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