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High-normal estimated glomerular filtration rate and hyperuricemia positively correlate with metabolic impairment in pediatric obese patients.

Roberta RicottiGiulia GenoniEnza GiglioneAlice MonzaniMartina NugnesSara ZanettaMatteo CastagnoAgostina MaroldaGiorgio BellomoGianni BonaSimonetta BelloneFlavia Prodam
Published in: PloS one (2018)
A worse cardiometabolic profile was observed in subjects with an eGFR > 1 SD compared to other subgroups. Therefore, pediatric obese patients with eGFR > 1 SD or hyperuricemia should be closely monitored for microalbuminuria and post-challenge glucose and insulin secretion, all potential indicators of renal dysfunction in these young patients.
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