Gender- and Age-Specific Associations between Visceral Obesity and Renal Function Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although obesity is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, this trend becomes nonsignificant following adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors. The present study aims to investigate whether visceral obesity is independently associated with renal function impairment.

Method

The medical records of 14,529 male and 10,561 female Chinese adults undergoing health check-ups during 2013-2015 were retrospectively collected. The baseline characteristics, including the degree of visceral fat and the percentage of body fat, were compared. The association between study groups and renal function impairment was investigated using regression models adjusted for confounding factors.

Results

All variables differed significantly among non-obese, periph

SUBMITTER: Tsao YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6465737 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature