Adiposity and risk of decline in glomerular filtration rate: meta-analysis of individual participant data in a global consortium.
Alex R ChangMorgan E GramsShoshana H BallewHenk BiloAdolfo CorreaMarie EvansOrlando M GutierrezFarhad HosseinpanahKunitoshi IsekiTimothy KenealyBarbara KleinFlorian KronenbergBrian J LeeYuanying LiKatsuyuki MiuraSankar D NavaneethanPaul J RoderickJose M ValdivielsoFrank L J VisserenLuxia ZhangRon T GansevoortStein I HallanAndrew S LeveyKunihiro MatsushitaVarda ShalevMark Woodwardnull nullPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2019)
Elevated body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio are independent risk factors for GFR decline and death in individuals who have normal or reduced levels of estimated GFR.