INFLAMMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE BODY ADIPOSITY IN NONDIALYSED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PATIENTS

INFLAMMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE BODY ADIPOSITY IN NONDIALYSED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PATIENTS

The purpose of this study was to evaluate inflammation in non-dialysed CKD patients with normal and high body adiposity level. One hundred and thirty four CKD patients (male: 56%; age=65±12 years) under treatment for 3.0±2.0 years were evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Glomerular filtration rate...

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Main Authors: Maria Inês Barreto-Silva, Carla Avesani, Laura Kawakami, Renata Martucci, Rachel Bregman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212003701

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