Overweight and Obesity Are Predictors of Progression in Early Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Kristen L. Nowak, Zhiying You, Berenice Y. Gitomer, Godela Brosnahan, Vicente E. Torres, Arlene B. Chapman, Ronald D. Perrone, Theodore I. Steinman, Kaleab Z. Abebe, Frederic F. Rahbari-Oskoui,

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2017 · 173 citations · 32 references

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=-0.08; 95% CI, -0.15 to -0.02). In conclusion, overweight and, particularly, obesity are strongly and independently associated with rate of progression in early-stage ADPKD.

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