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Results: Before donation, 49% of donors were normal weight, 41% were overweight, and 10% were obese. Obese donors were older (50.8 \u00b1 8.8 years, p = 0.009) and had higher rates of dyslipidemia and hypertension (41%, p &lt; 0.001 for both). Over 9 years, obesity rates were stable (8.8\u201314.8%). A mixed logistic regression model showed that dyslipidemia (OR 6.1, p = 0.042), age (OR 0.9, p = 0.005) and body mass index (OR 5.3, p &lt; 0.001) were strong predictors of post-donation obesity. Overweight donors showed an increase in obesity rates over time in the McNemar\u2019s paired analysis [14% obesity by year 3 (p = 0.001); 12.5% at year 10 (p = 0.014)]. Post-donation hypertension was more prevalent in obese donors\u2019 (61.1% vs. 30.4%, p = 0.011), though proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) did not differ significantly. Conclusions: These findings show that pre-donation overweight, younger age, and dyslipidemia predict post-donation obesity, with hypertension posing added risk for obese donors. There was no impact concerning proteinuria and eGFR. 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