LOW BMI IS THE RISK OF CARDIO-VASCULAR MORTALITY WITHOUT PROGRESSION OF CKD

• Main Authors: Tae Yamamoto (Author), Mariko Miyazaki (Author), Masaaki Nakayama (Author), Tasuku Nagasawa (Author), Hiroshi Sato (Author), Toshinobu Sato (Author), Sadayoshi Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The paradoxical risk of BMI on mortality is known in CKD as well in dialysis populations, but studies of CVD risk in CKD including underweight is limited. We hypothesized lean CKD increase the CVD risk, contributing different factors from obese. 2,676 CKD patients recruited from 11 outpatients'...