Obesity Is Associated with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Men with Moderate and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Csaba P. Kövesdy,
Shahram Ahmadzadeh,
John E. Anderson,
Kamyar KalantarZadeh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01970507
Subject(s) - medicine , secondary hyperparathyroidism , kidney disease , body mass index , dialysis , diabetes mellitus , parathyroid hormone , endocrinology , hyperparathyroidism , population , type 2 diabetes , gastroenterology , calcium , environmental health
Obesity is associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism in the general population. The objective of this study is to explore whether the same association is present in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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