Chronic Kidney Disease Modifies The Relationship Between Body Fat Distribution and Blood Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Cindy GeorgeTandi E MatshaFlorence E DavidsonJulia H GoedeckeRajiv T ErasmusAndre Pascal KengnePublished in: International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease (2020)
In people without CKD, BP generally increases with increasing measures of adiposity. However, excess body fat has a seemingly protective or neutral effect on BP in people with CKD.