Interpreting different measures of glomerular filtration rate in obesity and weight loss: Pitfalls for the clinician

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1421-1427

  Jesudason, D R ^a,b   Clifton, P ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cockcroft Gault; cystatin C; renal function; weight loss

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; INULIN;

ACCURACY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FAT FREE MASS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MEDICAL ERROR; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84869097619     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.242     Document Type: Review

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