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: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Immunology; FOS Clinical medicine; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Mathematics; Marine Biology; Tromsø; The Waist
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3627929; https://figshare.com/collections/Central_obesity_associates_with_renal_hyperfiltration_in_the_non-diabetic_general_population_a_cross-sectional_study/3627929

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...