Accurate GFR in obesity—protocol for a systematic review

Accurate GFR in obesity—protocol for a systematic review

Abstract Background Obesity is increasing globally. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is strongly associated with obesity. Kidney function is commonly estimated with equations using creatinine (such as CKD-EPI equation) which is a product of muscle metabolism. Decisions about categorizing CKD, planning m...

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Main Authors: Sriram Sriperumbuduri, Robert Dent, Janine Malcolm, Swapnil Hiremath, Ran Klein, Christine A. White, Pierre Antoine Brown, Ayub Akbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Obesity
eGFR
CKD
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1052-2

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