HIGH BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IS ASSOCIATED WITH ADIPOKINES AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN NONDIALYSED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PATIENTS

The aim of this study was to assess the association between body adiposity with adipokines and with insulin resistance in non-dialysed CKD patients. This is a cross-sectional study including CKD patients under regular treatment in an outpatient clinic. Glomerular filtration rate was estimated by MDR...

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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/S2211913212003695