No patients were lost to follow-up and data on glycaemic control were complete at 24 months, while data on weight were lacking for only one participant at this time point.
The NHANES surveys do, in fact, include some retrospective data on weight management.
Prospective data, and data on weight gain early in the course of BD, are lacking.
Data on weight outcomes and nutrition care activities were abstracted from medical records and compared between study groups.
The data on weight gain were subjected to the quadratic regression analysis model (Mai et al. 1995; Sales et al. 2003) and the optimal protein requirement of opihi was estimated.
Obesity rates among the general population have steadily risen [1]; however data on weight trends among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV -infected persons are sparse.
However, our study provides important data on weight trends among HIV-infected persons in the setting of optimized medical and social support.
The data on weight and outcome have come from historic cohorts.
Overweight and obesity were assessed on the basis of self-reported data on weight and height.
In 2 of 21 comparisons, data on weight gain (Fig. 3) were not available.
Data on weight, comorbidity and laboratory parameters were collected six months after start of dialysis.
