Adiposity and risk of decline in glomerular filtration rate: meta-analysis of individual participant data in a global consortium

R. Chang, Alex; E. Grams, Morgan; H. Ballew, Shoshana; J.G. Bilo, Henk; Correa, Adolfo; Evans, Marie; M. Gutiérrez, Orlando; Hosseinpanah, Farhad; Iseki, Kunitoshi; Kenealy, Timothy; E.K. Klein, Barbara; Kronenberg, Florian; J. Lee, Brian; Li, Yuanying; Miura, Katsuyuki; D. Navaneethan, Sankar; Roderick, Paul; Manuel Valdivielso, José; L.J. Visseren, Frank; Zhang, Luxia; T. Gansevoort, Ron; Hallan, Stein; S. Levey, Andrew; Matsushita, Kunihiro; Shalev, Varda; Woodward, Mark

doi:10.1136/bmj.k5301

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Adiposity and risk of decline in glomerular filtration rate: meta-analysis of individual participant data in a global consortium

Published in BMJ • Jan 10, 2019

Authors:

Alex R. Chang

Morgan E. Grams

Shoshana H. Ballew

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations between adiposity measures (body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio) with decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and with all cause mortality. DESIGN: Individual participant data meta-analysis. SETTING: Cohorts from 40 countries wi...

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Hazard ratio

Renal function

Medicine

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