Relationship among atherosclerosis, regional body fat distribution and duration of dialysis in CAPD patients

초록

To investigate the relationship among atherosclerosis, regional body fat distribution, and duration of dialysis in CAPD, carotid US and dual energy x-ray absortiometry in non-DM patients. In summary, CAPD seems to increase the whole body fat mass in females without aggravating regional body fat distribution and atherosclerosis