Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	120639
DOI	10.5500/wjt.120639
Country	United States

Category	Urology & Nephrology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Impact of obesity and income on the likelihood of kidney transplantation: A retrospective cohort study
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Tatenda G Mupfudze, Dzhuliyana G Handarova, Samantha M G Noreen, Jesse D Schold, Anil Paramesh and Rajesh Mohandas
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Tatenda G Mupfudze, PhD, Senior Researcher, . tatenda.mupfudze@unos.org
Key Words	This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license; which permits others to distribute; remix; adapt; build upon this work non-commercially; and license their derivative works on different terms; provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Core Tip	This study examines how obesity, measured by body mass index (BMI), and individual income jointly influence access to deceased donor kidney transplantation and living donor kidney transplantation among adults listed in the United States. By stratifying analyses by race and ethnicity, we identify distinct patterns in how BMI and income affect transplant likelihood. These findings highlight the need to consider both clinical and social risk factors when designing strategies to improve equity in kidney transplant access.
Citation	Mupfudze TG, Handarova DG, Noreen SMG, Schold JD, Paramesh A, Mohandas R. Impact of obesity and income on the likelihood of kidney transplantation: A retrospective cohort study. World J Transplant 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.5500/wjt.120639
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Received	2026-03-04 03:35
Peer-Review Started	2026-03-04 07:03
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-03-27 10:55
Return for Revision	2026-03-27 10:55
Revised	2026-05-18 14:39
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-23 02:18
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-23 06:17
Articles in Press	2026-06-23 06:17
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