Compliance With a Structured Weight Loss Program Is Associated With Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure in Obese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease | Zendy

Helen MacLaughlin | Zendy; Pantelis Sarafidis | Zendy; Sharlene A. Greenwood | Zendy; Katrina L. Campbell | Zendy; Wendy L. Hall | Zendy; Iain C. Macdougall | Zendy

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Compliance With a Structured Weight Loss Program Is Associated With Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure in Obese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Author(s) -

Helen MacLaughlin,

Pantelis Sarafidis,

Sharlene A. Greenwood,

Katrina L. Campbell,

Wendy L. Hall,

Iain C. Macdougall

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.80

Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , body mass index , blood pressure , kidney disease , weight management , obesity , cohort , pharmacotherapy , weight change , physical therapy

The effectiveness of lifestyle-based weight loss programs in obese patients with chronic disease has not been widely studied. This study examined the effectiveness of a weight management program (WMP), and sought to determine factors associated with successful weight loss in obese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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