Metabolic Syndrome, Components, and Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study | Zendy

Raymond R. Townsend | Zendy; Amanda H. Anderson | Zendy; Jing Chen | Zendy; Crystal A. Gadebegku | Zendy; Harold I. Feldman | Zendy; Jeffrey C. Fink | Zendy; Alan S. Go | Zendy; Marshall M. Joffe | Zendy; Lisa Nessel | Zendy; Akinlolu Ojo | Zendy; Daniel J. Rader | Zendy; Muredach P. Reilly | Zendy; Valerie Teal | Zendy; Karen L. Teff | Zendy; Jackson T. Wright | Zendy; Dawei Xie | Zendy

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Metabolic Syndrome, Components, and Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study

Author(s) -

Raymond R. Townsend,

Amanda H. Anderson,

Jing Chen,

Crystal A. Gadebegku,

Harold I. Feldman,

Jeffrey C. Fink,

Alan S. Go,

Marshall M. Joffe,

Lisa Nessel,

Akinlolu Ojo,

Daniel J. Rader,

Muredach P. Reilly,

Valerie Teal,

Karen L. Teff,

Jackson T. Wright,

Dawei Xie

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1421-9670

pISSN - 0250-8095

DOI - 10.1159/000327618

Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , kidney disease , cohort , disease , cohort study , population , obesity , environmental health

Metabolic syndrome may increase the risk for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in the general population. It is unclear whether, and to what degree, metabolic syndrome is associated with CVD in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We determined metabolic syndrome prevalence among individuals with a broad spectrum of kidney dysfunction, examining the role of the individual elements of metabolic syndrome and their relationship to prevalent CVD.

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