Four-Year Changes in Visceral Fat Mass and the Risk of Developing Proteinuria in the General Population.

Previous cross-sectional studies demonstrated the close relationship between visceral obesity and the increased prevalence of proteinuria. But, little is known about the role of changes in visceral fat mass (∆VFM) over several years in the development of proteinuria. In this longitudinal cohort stud...

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Main Authors: Jwa-Kyung Kim, Young-Jun Kwon, Young Rim Song, Young-Su Kim, Hyung Jik Kim, Sung Gyun Kim, Young-Su Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4471239?pdf=render