Skinfold thickness, WHR and multifrequency BIA are superior to BMI for measuring body fat
in CKD patients and measures of abdominal obesity are stronger predictors of adverse …

Obesity and metabolic syndrome are one of the most devastating risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases. The obesity gene product leptin plays a central role in the …

Background Abdominal fat is a metabolically active tissue which has been associated with
cardiovascular events and death in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We explore here …

OBJECTIVE: Obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have emerged as major public
health problems. We aimed to examine:(a) lifestyle and behavioral factors,(b) factors related …

Background Cardiac adaptation to obesity includes both structural and functional alterations
in the heart. The kidneys also suffer the consequence of excessive increase of body weight …

Background To date, no attempt has been made to assess the best anthropometric method
for defining abdominal adiposity in hemodialysis (HD) patients or to determine whether the …

We evaluated the temporary trend in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of subjects
aged from 25 to 74 years between two cross-sectional population surveys in 2002 and in …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the interaction of adiponectin levels and body mass
index (BMI) for predicting all-cause mortality in a cohort of hemodialysis (HD) patients …

Background Obesity is a well-known risk factor of many pathologies, including
cardiovascular and renal diseases. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased …

Background The aim of the present study was to explore the significance of extraglomerular
(Bowman's capsule and/or arteriole) C3 (ex-C3) deposits in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) …