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Obesity is associated with and likely has a direct causal role in the onset, progression and severity of chronic kidney disease.
Practitioners should consider the impact of obesity on chronic kidney disease management.
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it is now apparent that obesity is associated with and likely has a direct causal role in the onset, progression and severity of chronic kidney disease.
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Cardiometabolic comorbidities and complications of obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Mariam M. Ali et al. · Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology · 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.jcte.2024.100341
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