Visceral, general, abdominal adiposity and atherogenic index of plasma in relatively lean hemodialysis patients
Abstract Background Obesity is a well-established risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, it is unknown which measure of adiposity best relates to atherosclerosis in relatively lean maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. We aimed to explore and compare the associations between different adiposit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0996-0 |