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Visceral fat area is associated with HbA1c but not dialysate-related glucose load in nondiabetic PD patients

Factors associated with increased visceral fat area (VFA) have been well documented in the general population but rarely explored in nondiabetic individuals on peritoneal dialysis (PD). As glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is positively correlated with VFA in diabetic patients, we hypothesized that th...

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Autores principales: Ho, Li-chun, Yen, Chung-Jen, Chao, Chia-Ter, Chiang, Chih-Kang, Huang, Jenq-Wen, Hung, Kuan-Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4523850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26239161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12811