The role of fat-free mass index in evaluating protein-energy wasting in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Danhua Liang, Xianrui Dou, Yongqian Liang, Lan Liu, Wei Zhang, Ke Chen, Peiyi Li, Xu Lin, Rongshao Tan · 2026
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Danhua Liang and co-authors weighed a muscle index for dialysis nutrition in two thousand twenty-six. Protein-energy wasting stalks long-term dialysis patients. It predicts poor outcomes yet hides well. A fat-free mass index from body impedance was tested. Two hundred seventy-two patients joined across centers. Standard nutrition tools scored the same patients.
Lean mass cutoffs split patients into low and normal groups. Agreement with classic tools was measured directly. The index caught cases other tools graded differently. Impedance testing is quick and bedside-friendly. A supplementary screen could trigger earlier diet help. Wasting caught early is wasting partly reversed. Nephrology teams gain another practical gauge.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Danhua Liang, Xianrui Dou, Yongqian Liang, Lan Liu, Wei Zhang, Ke Chen, Peiyi Li, Xu Lin, Rongshao Tan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |