The Optimal Protein Intake to Enhance Muscle Mass in Elderly Patients With Pre-dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •Active cardiopulmonary disease(s) or uncontrolled hypertension with contraindications to resistance training
• •Physically or cognitively unable to participate in the resistance exercise program (e.g. dementia), as determined by the attending physician
• •Limitations of body measurements and interpretation using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) e.g. presence of pacemaker, surgical metal implants
• •Meets the definition of AKI or AKD, defined as alterations in kidney function within the past 3 months
• •Severe vitamin D deficiency (25-OH Vitamin D level \< 10 ng/mL)
• •Refuses to give consent to participate in the study