Central obesity and albuminuria: both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in Chinese.

Albuminuria is recognized as a marker of vascular dysfunction. Central obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Little is known about the association between albuminuria and central obesity in Chinese. We aimed to assess the association between central obesity and prevalence and inciden...

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Main Authors: Wen-Yuan Lin, F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Lance E Davidson, Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520991?pdf=render