Associations between Body Mass Index in Hemodialysis Patients and Comorbidity, Dialysis Adequacy, Blood Pressure Control, Vascular Access Type, and Hospital Admission Rate.

Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with various comorbidities. In hemodialysis (HD) patients, BMI affects dialysis adequacy and blood pressure (BP) control and is associated with serious comorbidities. This is a cross-sectional observational study that took place at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.