Association between Overall Lifestyle Changes and the Incidence of Proteinuria: A Population-based, Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective This study aimed to examine the association between the changes in an overall healthy lifestyle, as quantified by the number of unhealthy lifestyle factors and obesity status, and the incidence of proteinuria in the general Japanese population. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 99,404 (men, 36.9%) participants aged from 40-74 years of age who underwent two health check-ups with a 1-year interval in Japan between 2008 and 2009. Any participants with chronic kidney disease at baseline were excluded. The smoking status, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and healthy eating habits were combined into a simple overall healthy lifestyle score ranging from 0 to 5. The changes in overall healthy lifestyle scores from baseline (range, -5 to +5)

SUBMITTER: Wakasugi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5505901 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature