Anthropometric Measures and Incident Diabetic Nephropathy in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

BackgroundThe prevalence of diabetes is on the rise globally coupled with its associated complications, such as diabetic nephropathy (DN). Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for the development of DN but it is still unclear which obesity index is the best predictor of incident DN.MethodsDa...

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Main Authors: Daniel Nyarko Hukportie, Fu-Rong Li, Rui Zhou, Jia-Zhen Zheng, Xiao-Xiang Wu, Xian-Bo Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.706845/full