Waist-to-height ratio is the best anthropometric index in association with adverse cardiorenal outcomes in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-619

  Lamacchia, O ^a   Pinnelli, S ^a   Camarchio, D ^a   Fariello, S ^a   Gesualdo, L ^a   Stallone, G ^a   Cignarelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiorenal disease; Kidney dysfunction; Myocardial infarction; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALBUMINURIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 58249089771     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000194454     Document Type: Article

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