Association between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and renal function in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study

Association between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and renal function in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study

Background: Central obesity as measured by waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) has been reported to be associated with renal hemodynamics and function. However, the adipose component of WHR, which is a composite measure of fat mass and fat-free mass, is small, particularly in nonobese subjects. T...

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Main Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda, Yuki Fujita, Chikako Nakama, Kumiko Ohara, Takahiro Tachiki, Junko Tamaki, Akiko Yura, Jong-Seong Moon, Etsuko Kajita, Nami Imai, Kazuhiro Uenishi, Masayuki Iki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2023-05-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
adiposity
densitometry
epidemiology
kidney
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ehpm/28/0/28_22-00279/_html/-char/en

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