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Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Care Research, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Authors
Beck GJ, Greene T, Kusek JW, Levey AS, Marcovina SM, Menon V, Sarnak MJ, Wang X
Studies
Citation
Menon V, Wang X, Greene T, Beck GJ, Kusek JW, Marcovina SM, Levey AS, Sarnak MJ. Factors associated with serum leptin in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin Nephrol 2004 Mar;61(3):163-9.Abstract
Serum leptin levels are elevated in patients with kidney failure. Data on the associations of serum leptin and on the relationship of leptin with both kidney function and inflammation, are limited in patients with reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR). We evaluated the independent associations of serum leptin in patients with reduced GFR.