Sex modulates the association of fibroblast growth factor 21 with end-stage renal disease in Asian people with Type 2 diabetes: a 6.3-year prospective cohort study.

J-J LiuS LiuR W M ChooS L WeeA XuJian-Jun Liu

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)

Plasma fibroblast growth factor 21 level independently predicted risk of progression to end-stage renal disease in women with Type 2 diabetes. The pathophysiological relationships among FGF21, sex and renal progression warrant further study.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes