Waist circumference is associated with carotid intima media thickness in peritoneal dialysis patients

Purpose Atherosclerosis is responsible for the high mortality rate in end-stage renal disease patients. Defining risk factors for atherosclerosis may lead to reduction in cardiovascular disease through modification of these factors. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are subjected to high glucose loa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International urology and nephrology 2013-10, Vol.45 (5), p.1437-1443
Hauptverfasser:	Asicioglu, Ebru, Kahveci, Arzu, Arikan, Hakkı, Koc, Mehmet, Tuglular, Serhan, Ozener, Cetin Ishak
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging Atherosclerosis - etiology Blood Glucose - metabolism Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Case-Control Studies Creatinine - blood Female Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nephrology Nephrology - Original Paper Obesity, Abdominal - complications Peritoneal Dialysis Risk Factors Urology Waist Circumference
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