Obesity and the Risk of Low Bicarbonate: A Cohort StudyPlain-Language Summary

Rationale & Objective: Acid retention may occur in the absence of overt metabolic acidosis; thus it is important to identify populations at risk. Because obesity may alter renal acid-base handling, we sought to determine whether overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk for l...

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Main Authors: Douglas C. Lambert, Matthew K. Abramowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Kidney Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590059521000716