Central obesity associates with renal hyperfiltration in the non-diabetic general population: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Stefansson, Vidar, Schei, Jørgen, Jenssen, Trond, Melsom, Toralf, Eriksen, Bjørn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: Body mass index; Chronic kidney disease; Glomerular filtration rate; Glomerular hyperfiltration; Waist circumference; Waist-hip ratio; The Waist; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/17/172

Abstract Background Obesity is a risk factor for end-stage renal disease. Renal hyperfiltration, defined as an abnormally high glomerular filtration rate (GFR), is a link in the causal chain between diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Whether obesity is associated with hyperfiltration in the non-di...