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Obesity (BMI > 30-35) in kidney transplant candidates increases the risk of delayed graft function, acute rejection, and graft loss, making weight reduction a recommended pre-transplant intervention.
If you are waiting for a kidney transplant and have a BMI over 30, you need to lose weight to improve your chances of success and reduce complications. Work with your medical team on a weight loss plan, which may include bariatric surgery, to get your BMI below 35 before your transplant.
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Obesity (BMI > 30–35) in renal transplant recipients is associated with a higher risk of complications such as delayed graft function, increased rates of rejection, and graft loss... loss of body weight is recommended in renal transplant candidates... supervised loss of body weight to achieve a BMI < 30–35 before transplantation is recommended to improve kidney graft survival.
Why this rating
Supported by meta-analyses of >138,000 and >240,000 patients.
Source
Preventive Nephrology: The Role of Obesity in Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Wolfgang Pommer · Kidney Diseases · 2018
DOI 10.1159/000490247
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