Are lipid values and BMI related to hospitalizations in the hemodialysis population?
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between lipid values and BMI (body mass index) on hospitalizations in hemodialysis (HD) patients. DESIGN: Retrospective (2-year) study. SETTING: Outpatient dialysis center in a large metropolitan city. PATIENTS: This study used 158 HD patients stratified on the basis of ethnicity (non-Black and Black) and diabetic status (nondiabetic and diabetic). INTERVENTION: Subjects were observed for 2 years. Body weight, BMI, lipid parameters, and hospitalization duration were determined 8 times (3-month intervals). MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREs: Body weight, BMI, lipid parameters (serum triglyceride concentration, serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL]-, low-density lipoprotein [LDL]-, very low-density lipoprotein [VLDL]- cholesterol concentrations, serum Apo-protein A1 [Apo-A1] concentration, and serum Apo-protein B [Apo-B] concentration), and morbidity data were recorded. RESULTS: Hemodialysis subjects were hospitalized 2.3 +/- 1.6 times over the
