Hypertension and diabetes, but not leptin and adiponectin, mediate the relationship between body fat and chronic kidney disease.
Robin LengtonFriedo W DekkerElisabeth F C van RossumJohan W de FijterFrits Richard RosendaalKo Willems van DijkTon J RabelinkSaskia Le CessieRenée de MutsertEllen K HoogeveenPublished in: Endocrine (2024)
Our results suggest that the relations between BMI, TBF and CKD are in part mediated by diabetes and hypertension.