Association Between Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Moderate and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

• Main Authors: Vasiliki Karava (Author), Antonia Kondou (Author), John Dotis (Author), Athanasios Christoforidis (Author), Anna Taparkou (Author), Konstantina Tsioni (Author), Evangelia Farmaki (Author), Konstantinos Kollios (Author), Ekaterini Siomou (Author), Vassilios Liakopoulos (Author), Nikoleta Printza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This single center cross-sectional study aims to investigate the association between secondary hyperparathyroidism and body composition in pediatric patients with moderate (stage 3) and advanced (stage 4-5) chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods: 61 patients (median age: 13.4 years) were in...