Open AccessAssociations of Body Size with Metabolic Syndrome and Mortality in Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Bonnie ChingHa Kwan,
Maureen A. Murtaugh,
Srinivasan Beddhu
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.04221206
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , kidney disease , hazard ratio , obesity , renal function , dialysis , proportional hazards model , body mass index , endocrinology , confidence interval
Obesity is associated with metabolic syndrome and poor outcomes in those with normal kidney function but better survival in dialysis patients. We examined whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) modifies the association of obesity with metabolic syndrome and mortality.
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