UK renal transplant outcomes in low and high BMI recipients: the need for a national policy

We assessed the effect of recipient body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of renal transplantation and the management of obese patients with end-stage renal disease across the UK. We analyzed data of 25539 adult renal transplants (2007–2016) from the UK Transplant Registry. Patients were divided in BMI groups [underweight