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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2006
Affiliation
Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0532, USA. hsuchi@medicine.ucsf.edu
Authors
Darbinian J, Go AS, Hsu CY, Iribarren C, McCulloch CE
Studies
Citation
Hsu CY, McCulloch CE, Iribarren C, Darbinian J, Go AS. Body mass index and risk for end-stage renal disease. Ann Intern Med 2006 Jan 3;144(1):21-8.

Abstract

Although interest in the relationship between obesity and kidney disease is increasing, few epidemiologic studies have examined whether excess weight is an independent risk factor for end-stage renal disease (ESRD).