Is there an obesity–metabolic syndrome related glomerulopathy

There is an increasing evidence for a specific form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) related to obesity. Its prevalence has progressively increased in past decades. This form of FSGS represents the tip of an iceberg a much broader spectrum of renal malfunction is linked to visceral obesity, which is closely connected to, but not completely identical with, the concept of ‘metabolic syndrome’.