The meta-analysis aimed to investigate the association of visceral fat area (VFA), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: Included studies were searched from Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library before July 2020. We synthesized the pooled results of the above … Continue reading Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Abdominal #Obesity and Diabetic #Kidney Disease in Type 2 #Diabetic Patients
Category: Nephrology
Elevated renal flow pulsatility may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations among age, renal flow pulsatility, and CKD biomarkers in non-CKD adults and CKD patients. MethodsNon-CKD adults (n = 415) and CKD patients (n = 136) aged between 22 and 83 years underwent the renal blood flow … Continue reading #Renal hemodynamics across the adult lifespan: Relevance of #flow pulsatility to chronic kidney disease
The relationship of depressive symptoms with kidney function remains poorly investigated. We aimed to evaluate the prospective association between depressive symptoms and rapid decline in kidney function in Chinese adults with normal kidney function. Design, setting, participants, & measurements A total of 4763 participants with eGFR≥60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at baseline were enrolled from … Continue reading Association of #Depressive Symptoms with Rapid #Kidney Function Decline in Adults with Normal Kidney Function
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Patients on dialysis tend to have a reduced immune response to infection or vaccination. We aimed to assess, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, the humoral response following vaccination with the BNT162b2 vaccine in patients … Continue reading Humoral Response to the Pfizer BNT162b2 #Vaccine in Patients Undergoing Maintenance #Hemodialysis
