Obesity, Abdominal Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease in Young Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Obesity has become a pandemic. It is one of the strongest risk-factors of new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the effects of obesity and abdominal obesity on the risk of developing CKD in young adults has not been elucidated. From a nationwide health screening database, we included 3,03...

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Main Authors: Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yeob Lim, Jin-Hyung Jung, Tae Ryom Oh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Kyung-Do Han, Soo Wan Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1065