Association between obesity and risk of chronic kidney disease: A nationwide Cohort study in Taiwan.

Background and Aims: Increased body fat relates to enhanced inflammatory cytokine production, which, in turn, activates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Herein, we aimed to examine the association between obesity and the risk of CKD in...

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Publicado en:Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 1008 - 1015
Autores principales: Lai, Y.-J., Hu, H.-Y., Lee, Y.-L., Ku, P.-W., Yen, Y.-F., Chu, D.
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Nov2017
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