Metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in a Southern Chinese population

Categories: Metabolic Health, Obesity-related conditions

Tags Chronic Kidney Disease, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome

Type Article

Journal Article

Authors

Y. Li; Y. Chen; X. Liu; Y. Liang; X. Shao; Y. Zhang; H. Wang; X. Wang; B. Li; K. Deng; Q. Liu; H. Holthöfer; H. Liu; H. Zou

Year of publication

2014

Publication/Journal

Nephrology

Volume

Issue

Pages

325-331

Abstract

Aim To explore the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Southern Chinese population. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1724 community-based Southern Chinese participants from June to October 2012. The prevalence of MS (as defined by the International Diabetes Federation) and CKD (defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate of