Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	17961
Country	United States

Received	2015-04-02 08:59
Peer-Review Started	2015-04-04 19:51
To Make the First Decision	2015-06-03 14:17
Return for Revision	2015-06-09 09:28
Revised	2015-06-18 05:07
Second Decision	2015-07-29 18:28
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-07-31 23:11
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-07 16:55
Articles in Press	2015-08-07 16:55
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-09-16 13:57
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-09-24 18:44

ISSN	2220-3230 (online)
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Weight trends in United States living kidney donors: Analysis of the UNOS database
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mala Sachdeva, Lisa M Rosen, Jeny Varghese, Steven Fishbane and Ernesto P Molmenti
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mala Sachdeva, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 100 Community Drive, 2nd Floor, Great Neck, NY 11021, United States. msachdeva@nshs.edu
Key Words	Transplantation; Obesity; Donor; Kidney; Living
Core Tip	The obesity epidemic is increasing. This study was conducted to analyze the national trends associated with body mass index (BMI) and living kidney donation using the United Network for Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network database in the United States. Forty-seven thousand seven hundred and five adult living kidney donors were analyzed according to BMI. Sixty-three point six percent of living kidney donors over the past thirteen years have spanned the overweight to obese categories. The increase in the overweight and mildly obese living kidney donors in our study parallels the national increase in obesity trends. A fair number of moderate to morbidly obese living kidney donors are still allowed to donate. Donors 35-49 years of age, hispanic males or females and black females, those with high school diploma or general Education Degree, and biologically related or partner/spouses were more likely to be obese. Care is advised when allowing donors in this BMI category to donate due to the uncertainty of the long term outcomes. Continued awareness and implementation of programs to limit the obesity crisis are needed.
Publish Date	2015-09-24 18:44
Citation	Sachdeva M, Rosen LM, Varghese J, Fishbane S, Molmenti EP. Weight trends in United States living kidney donors: Analysis of the UNOS database. World J Transplant 2015; 5(3): 137-144
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v5/i3/137.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v5.i3.137

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