Visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio as an indicator of a ≥30% eGFR decline in chronic kidney disease.

Visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio as an indicator of a ≥30% eGFR decline in chronic kidney disease.

Whether the visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio (V/S ratio) is associated with renal prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. Furthermore, little is known about the effect of sex and the absolute amount of visceral fat accumulation such as visceral fat area (VFA) ≥100...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Kataoka, Toshio Mochizuki, Kazuhiro Iwadoh, Yusuke Ushio, Keiko Kawachi, Saki Watanabe, Kentaro Watanabe, Taro Akihisa, Shiho Makabe, Shun Manabe, Masayo Sato, Naomi Iwasa, Rie Yoshida, Yukako Sawara, Norio Hanafusa, Ken Tsuchiya, Kosaku Nitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241626

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