Is the staple diet eaten in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, a predisposing factor in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology? - A comparison based on urinary β2-microglobulin measurements

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Siriwardhana, Ea Ranga Ie ^a,b   Perera, Ponnumperuma Aj ^a   Sivakanesan, Ramiah ^b   Abeysekara, Thilak ^b   Nugegoda, Danaseela B ^c   Weerakoon, Kosala Gad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Department of Community Medicine SAITM Faculty of Medicine   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Dietary patterns; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; FRESH WATER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN URINE LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RICE; SEA FOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; STAPLE DIET; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINE;

BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAUSALITY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84903406184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-103     Document Type: Article

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