The Relationship between Generalized and Abdominal Obesity with Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: A Multiethnic Asian Study and Meta-Analysis

The Relationship between Generalized and Abdominal Obesity with Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: A Multiethnic Asian Study and Meta-Analysis

This study examined the associations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in a clinical sample of Asian patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM); substantiated with a meta-analysis of the above associat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ryan Eyn Kidd Man, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Eva Katie Fenwick, Preeti Gupta, Mark Yu Zheng Wong, Tien Yin Wong, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, Boon Wee Teo, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Ecosse Luc Lamoureux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
obesity
body mass index
waist-hip ratio
waist circumference
waist-height ratio
meta-analysis
diabetic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/11/1685

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/11/1685

Similar Items