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Background Both hyperhomocysteinemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) increase risk of cardiovascular disease. In this study, we investigated the association between serum homocysteine level and CKD. Materials and methods A total of 1,581 participants were recruited from a health check-up center in a tertiary hospital in Taiwan between 2006 and 2008. Two groups were created based on serum homocysteine...
Albuminuria is recognized as a marker of vascular dysfunction. Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) reflects the stiffness of central and peripheral muscular arteries. Limited information is available for the association between albuminuria and arterial stiffness in Chinese. We aimed to assess the association between albuminuria and arterial stiffness in a middle-aged population-based study...
Obesity is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. The association between different indexes of obesity and CKD is unknown. This study evaluated the association between indexes of obesity and CKD.We reviewed 4611 participants including 2613 men and 1998 women in this community-based cross-sectional study from 2003 to 2005. CKD was defined as a glomerular filtration...
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