Anthropomorphic Measurements That Include Central Fat Distribution Are More Closely Related with Key Risk Factors than BMI in CKD Stage 3

BACKGROUND: Body Mass Index (BMI) as a marker of obesity is an established risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, BMI can overestimate obesity. Anthropomorphic measurements that include central fat deposition are emerging as a more important risk fact...

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Autores principales: Evans, Philip D., McIntyre, Natasha J., Fluck, Richard J., McIntyre, Christopher W., Taal, Maarten W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034699

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034699

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