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Waist to Height Ratio Is an Independent Predictor for the Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. The association between waist to height ratio (WheiR) and CKD is unclear. This study evaluated the association between WheiR and CKD. DESIGN AND METHODS: In this longitudinal cohort study, 4841 Japanese...

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Autores principales: Odagiri, Keiichi, Mizuta, Isagi, Yamamoto, Makoto, Miyazaki, Yosuke, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Uehara, Akihiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24533159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088873