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The Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: Pathophysiology and Intervention Strategies

Author(s) -

Heather LaGuardia,

L. Lee Hamm,

Jing Chen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of nutrition and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 2090-0732

pISSN - 2090-0724

DOI - 10.1155/2012/652608

Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , abdominal obesity , dyslipidemia , kidney disease , obesity , disease , pathophysiology , intervention (counseling) , blood pressure , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , psychiatry , biology

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, including abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure and glucose concentrations, and dyslipidemia. The presence of this clinical entity is becoming more pervasive throughout the globe as the prevalence of obesity increases worldwide. Moreover, there is increased recognition of the complications and mortality related to this syndrome. This paper looks to examine the link between metabolic syndrome and the development of chronic kidney disease.

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