Joint associations of obesity and estimated GFR with clinical outcomes: a population-based cohort study

Joint associations of obesity and estimated GFR with clinical outcomes: a population-based cohort study

Abstract Background Despite the interrelationships between obesity, eGFR and albuminuria, few large studies examine how obesity modifies the association between these markers of kidney function and adverse clinical outcomes. Methods We examined the joint associations between obesity, eGFR and albumi...

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Main Authors: Marcello Tonelli, Natasha Wiebe, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Matthew T. James, Scott W. Klarenbach, Braden J. Manns, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, for the Alberta Kidney Disease Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
eGFR
Albuminuria
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1351-9

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