Participation in a Structured Weight Loss Program and All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Morbidity in Obese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Objective: To determine if participation in a weight loss program impacted upon a composite end point of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in obese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Subjects: All patients with a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2) or >28 kg/m(2) with at least 1 comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia) referred to an established weight management program (WMP) from 2005 to 2009 at a metropolitan tertiary teaching hospital were eligible for inclusion in the study cohort.