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Adiposity Predicts Pulse Pressure In Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease: Data From The Modification Of Diet In Renal Disease, Preeya T. Shah Phd, Rebecca Martin, Juan R. Sanabria, Zeid Khitan Md, Prasanna Santhanam, Komal Sodhi, Nader G. Abraham, Joseph I. Shapiro Md
Adiposity Predicts Pulse Pressure In Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease: Data From The Modification Of Diet In Renal Disease, Preeya T. Shah Phd, Rebecca Martin, Juan R. Sanabria, Zeid Khitan Md, Prasanna Santhanam, Komal Sodhi, Nader G. Abraham, Joseph I. Shapiro Md
Juan R. Sanabria
Obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, but the mechanisms by which this occurs are still unclear. As the body mass index (BMI) is frequently used to define obesity, but the BMI does not distinguish between adipose and other tissues, we sought to develop another index of obesity. We decided to look at the ratio of BMI to urinary creatinine excretion as the latter measurement is believed to be an index of muscle mass. We used data from the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) study as urinary creatinine collections and blood pressure measurements were readily available in …