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Epidemiology and Population Health

Overweight, obesity and intentional weight loss in chronic kidney disease: NHANES 1999–2006

International Journal of Obesity volume 36, pages 1585–1590 (2012)Cite this article

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OBJECTIVE:

Obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have emerged as major public health problems. We aimed to examine: (a) lifestyle and behavioral factors, (b) factors related to pursuing weight loss and (c) weight loss modalities pursued by CKD and non-CKD individuals who are overweight and obese.

METHODS:

Cross-sectional analysis of 10 971 overweight and obese adult participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted between 1999 and 2006. We examined the differences in lifestyle and behavioral factors between CKD and non-CKD participants and factors associated with pursuing weight loss using survey regression models.

RESULTS:

The total daily energy intake of the CKD population was lower than the non-CKD group (1987 kcal per day versus 2063 kcal per day, P=0.02) even after adjusting for relevant covariates. However, the percentage of energy derived from protein was similar between the groups. Sixty six percent of the CKD population did not meet the minimum recommended leisure time physical activity goals compared with 57% among non-CKD (P<0.001). Fifty percent of CKD participants pursued weight loss (vs fifty-five percent of non-CKD individuals, P=0.01), but the presence of CKD was not independently associated with the pursuit of weight loss in the multivariate model. Among participants pursuing weight loss, modalities including dietary interventions utilized by CKD and non-CKD participants were similar. Eight percent of CKD participants used medications to promote weight loss.

CONCLUSIONS:

Among the overweight and obese population, lifestyle and behavioral factors related to obesity and weight loss are similar between CKD and non-CKD participants. Insufficient data exist on the beneficial effects of intentional weight loss in CKD and these data show that a significant proportion of the CKD population use diets that may have high-protein content and medications to promote weight loss that may be harmful. Future clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and optimal modalities to treat obesity in the CKD population are warranted.

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This publication was made possible by Grant Number RR024990 (to SDN) from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. JPK is supported by the National Institutes of Health - RO1 DK089547-01. JDS is supported by NIH/NIDDK (R01 DK085185-01A1) and investigator initiated-grant support from PhRMA foundation, Genzyme and Roche Organ Transplant Research Foundation.

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  1. Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    S D Navaneethan, M J Schreiber & J D Schold

  2. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    S D Navaneethan & J P Kirwan

  3. Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    J P Kirwan

  4. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    S Arrigain & J D Schold

  5. Department of Nephrology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

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Navaneethan, S., Kirwan, J., Arrigain, S. et al. Overweight, obesity and intentional weight loss in chronic kidney disease: NHANES 1999–2006. Int J Obes 36, 1585–1590 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2012.7

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