Relationship between body mass index and renal function deterioration among the Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

Relationship between body mass index and renal function deterioration among the Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

Abstract This study investigated the characteristics of patients with different chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages according to various body mass index (BMI) categories and determined the influence of BMI in renal function deterioration. We conducted a multicenter, longitudinal cohort study based o...

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Main Authors: Tian-Jong Chang, Cai-Mei Zheng, Mei-Yi Wu, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu, Yi-Lien Wu, Hsin-Ting Lin, Jing-Quan Zheng, Nain-Feng Chu, Yu-Me Lin, Sui-Lung Su, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Jin-Shuen Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Chien-Te Lee, Yu Yang, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Ming-Cheng Wang, Yung-Ho Hsu, Hung-Yi Chiou, Senyeong Kao, Yuh-Feng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24757-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24757-6

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