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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 Kengne
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • blood pressure
  • insulin resistance
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • body mass index
  • weight loss