Adiposity Patterns and the Risk for ESRD in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Nora Franceschini,
Natalia Gouskova,
Alex P. Reiner,
Andrew G. Bostom,
Barbara V. Howard,
Mary Pettinger,
Jason G. Umans,
M. Alan Brookhart,
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer,
Charles B. Eaton,
Gerardo Heiss,
Jason P. Fine
Publication year - 2014
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.02860314
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cohort study , proportional hazards model , prospective cohort study , cohort
Body mass index and waist circumference associate with adverse health outcomes, including CKD. Studies of the association of body mass index and ESRD have been inconsistent; these adiposity measures have not been previously assessed together for ESRD risk or among postmenopausal women.
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