Association of the metabolic syndrome with mortality and major adverse cardiac events: A large chronic kidney disease cohort.
Lorenz M PammerClaudia LaminaUlla T SchultheissFruzsina KotsisBarbara KolleritsHelena StockmannJan LipovsekHeike MeiselbachMartin BuschKai-Uwe EckardtFlorian Kronenbergnull nullPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2021)
We observed a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among patients with moderate CKD. Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events. The glucose and lipid components seem to be the main drivers for the association with outcomes.
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