Body Mass Index in 1.2 Million Adolescents and Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease

This population-based retrospective cohort study linked medical data from military service fitness examinations to the Israeli ESRD registry to determine if there is a link between BMI and development of ESRD. Over 1 million adolescents age 17 years underwent a fitness examinations from 1967-1997. This was linked to incident treated cases of ESRD from 1980 to 2010. In a multivariate adjusted model, being overweight and obese in adolescence was associated with a significant risk for all-cause treated ESRD. : Persistent Asymptomatic Isolated Microscopic Hematuria in Israeli Adolescents and Young Adults and Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Survival advantage of hemodialysis relative to peritoneal dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease and congestive heart failure
Source: Nephrology Now - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Trial Results Diabetes Source Type: research