Why the study?
The association between body fat mass and its distribution with arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients required investigation.
Is fat mass distribution (trunk vs. limbs) associated with arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients?
Is fat mass distribution (trunk vs. limbs) associated with arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients?
In hemodialysis patients, trunk fat mass is associated with increased arterial stiffness, whereas limb fat mass is associated with decreased arterial stiffness.
May link regional fat to vascular stiffness in hemodialysis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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Shuto et al. (2023) studied this question.
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