Association between Body Weight Gain from 20 Years of Age and Diabetic Nephropathy in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

• Main Authors: Hiroshi Okada (Author), Muhei Tanaka (Author), Goji Hasegawa (Author), Hanako Nakajima (Author), Mayuko Kadono (Author), Tomoki Miyoshi (Author), Yuki Okada (Author), Koji Nakano (Author), Tetsuro Yamane (Author), Michiaki Fukui (Author)
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• Udgivet: Karger Publishers, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: It has been reported that the body mass index shows a U-shaped association with death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Asian population. The relationship between body weight (BW) gain from early adulthood and diabetic nephropathy remains to be elucidated in Japanese patients...