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The Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease in U.S. Adults

Jing Chen, Paul Muntner, L. Lee Hamm, Daniel W. Jones, Vecihi Batuman, Vivian Fonseca, Paul K. Whelton, Jiang He

Annals of Internal Medicine · 2004 · 1.4K citations · 20 references

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Abstract

These findings suggest that the metabolic syndrome might be an important factor in the cause of chronic kidney disease.

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