Arm circumference: its importance for dialysis patients in the obesity era
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Tekin Akpolat, Coskun Kaya, Cengiz Utas, Turgay Arinsoy, HÜLYA TAŞKAPAN, Emre Erdem, M. Emin Yilmaz, Rezzan Ataman, Semra Bozfakioglu, Cetin Ozener, Ibrahim Karayaylali, Rumeyza KAZANCIOĞLU, Taner Camsari, Mahmut Yavuz, Fevzi Ersoy, Soner DUMAN, Kenan Ates
International Urology and Nephrology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2012, vol 45, pp 1103-1110
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-012-0219-8
Summary
The purposes of this study were to investigate the association between arm circumference and body mass index (BMI) and to discuss problems, mainly arm circumference and cuff size mismatch, that could affect the reliability of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) among peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients.