Abstract
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a very a severe complication of diabetes associated with microvascular changes and reduction of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), it is also characterized by proteinuria (albuminuria)..
Highlights
Both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumferences (WC) can be used to predict the clinical outcome of diseases.Study Objectives: The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the impacts of both BMI and WC on kidney function tests
Obesity as measured by BMI or WC predicts the occurrence of diabetes and alterations in kidney function tests
WC did not impact the levels of potassium
Summary
Both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumferences (WC) can be used to predict the clinical outcome of diseases.Study Objectives: The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the impacts of both BMI and WC on kidney function tests. BMI is an index describing both weight and height of a person to provide an approximation of a fat in the body. It is computed by dividing weight (kgs) by height (squared meters). According to BMI, a person can be: underweight (
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