Open AccessAssociation between the metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Chinese adults
Author(s) -
Jing Chen,
Dongfeng Gu,
C.-S. Chen,
Xiaowei Wu,
L. Lee Hamm,
Paul Muntner,
Vecihi Batuman,
ChihHao Lee,
Paul K. Whelton,
Jianmei He
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl759
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , renal function , creatinine , abdominal obesity , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , risk factor , gastroenterology , endocrinology , obesity
The metabolic syndrome is a common risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Western populations. We examined the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and risk of CKD in Chinese adults.
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