Association between lifestyle factors and decreased kidney function in older adults: a community-based cross-sectional analysis of the Taipei City elderly health examination database

Abstract Background Impaired kidney function is the hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in the elderly. In the present cross-sectional population-based study, we aimed to evaluate the associations between lifestyle factors (exercise...

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Main Authors: Horng-Jinh Chang, Kuan-Reng Lin, Meng-Te Lin, Junn-Liang Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01838-1