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Body fat percentage as a marker of new-onset diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation

Nephrology
Author
K. Tokodai et al.
Used Parameters : PBF
Publication Year : 2013
Country : Japan
Journal : Transplantation Proceedings
Background New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious metabolic complication that can follow kidney transplantation. Several risk factors, including obesity, have been related to NODAT development. Obesity is defined as an excessive accumulation of body fat, and body fat percentage (BF%) has been commonly measured by different techniques, including bioelectrical impedance analysis. However, the correlation between an increase in BF% and the development of NODAT during outpatient follow-up has not yet …
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