Increased body mass index is a risk factor for end-stage renal disease in the Chinese Singapore population

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is confounded by co-morbidities associated with both conditions. Furthermore, the association at low range BMI is controversial. We studied this association in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kidney international 2017-10, Vol.92 (4), p.979-987
Hauptverfasser:	Lew, Quan-Lan Jasmine, Jafar, Tazeen Hasan, Talaei, Mohammad, Jin, Aizhen, Chow, Khuan Yew, Yuan, Jian-Min, Koh, Woon-Puay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Asian Continental Ancestry Group Body Mass Index Comorbidity Coronary Disease - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology end-stage renal disease epidemiology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hypertension - epidemiology Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Proportional Hazards Models Prospective Studies Risk Factors Singapore - epidemiology Singapore Chinese Health Study Stroke - epidemiology
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