Hua Xiao, Yu Bao, Ming-Yue Liu, Jun-Hua Yang, Yan-Ting Li, Yi-An Wang, Ying Wang, Yue Yan, Zhu Zhu, Mei Ni, Xiao-Yan Huang, Xin-Kui Tian, Tao Wang, Xing-Wei Zhe
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is very common now and is associated with high overall and cardiovascular mortality. Numerous studies have reported that abdominal obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. We investigated the link between sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) and Framingham risk score in non-dialysis CKD patients. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, we enrolled 307 prevalent non-dialysis CKD patients (175 males, aged 50.7 ± 17...
April 12, 2018: International Urology and Nephrology