Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana.
Richard K D EphraimFrederick AhordzorKwame Kumi AsareEvans DuahIbrahim W Naveh-FioGrace EssumanJustice AfrifaPublished in: International journal of nephrology (2022)
There is a high prevalence of abnormal metabolic phenotypes among diabetes mellitus patients, and these were significantly associated with reduced eGFR among our study participants.
Keyphrases
- hypertensive patients
- small cell lung cancer
- end stage renal disease
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- blood pressure
- tyrosine kinase
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- insulin resistance
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- weight loss
- weight gain
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- high fat diet induced