PubMed ID:
16389251
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
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-1-200601030-00006
Authors:
Darbinian J,
Go AS,
Hsu CY,
Iribarren C,
McCulloch CE
Studies:
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study
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).