Body mass index change and estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in a middle-aged population: health check-based cohort in Japan

Background Obesity is a growing public health problem worldwide. We evaluated the mediators and association between changes in obesity metrics and renal outcomes in the general population.Methods Using the Japanese nationwide health check-based cohort from April 2011 to March 2019, we selected indiv...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Saran, Yukari Yamada, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Shingo Fukuma, Jennifer Bragg-Gresham, Edward Norton, Daichi Kohmoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e037247.full