Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in renal transplant recipients

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in renal transplant recipients

INTRODUCTION: The population of patients undergoing renal transplantation is considered at highrisk for developing obesity and changes in lipid and glucose metabolism, due to the use of immunosuppressive drugs and increased food freedom in the post-transplant period. OBJECTIVE: This study was design...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Simões Ferreira Teixeira, Natália Maria da Silva Fernandes, Gustavo Ferreira da Mata, Alfredo Chaoubah, Rogério Baumgratz de Paula, Marcus Gomes Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
Transplante de Rim
Dislipidemias
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002012000100003&lng=en&tlng=en

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