Serum Creatinine Improves Body Mass Index Survival Prediction in Hemodialysis Patients: A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Analysis From the ARNOS Study

BMI should not be used by itself but in conjunction with SCr as a surrogate of LBM to improve its morbid-mortality predictive power. LBM should also be taken into account in further survival studies carried out in hemodialysis patients.