Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and chronic kidney disease in a Chinese population aged 40 years and older.

Authors :: Yongqiang Li
Chaomin Zhou
Xiaofei Shao
Xinyu Liu
Jia Guo
Ying Zhang
Honglei Wang
Xiaohong Wang
Bin Li
Kangping Deng
Qin Liu
Harry Holthöfer
Hequn Zou
Source :: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e92322 (2014)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the HW phenotype and risk for CKD in a community population aged 40 years and older. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Zhuhai from June to October 2012. The participants were divided into three groups: Group 1, Waist circumference >90 cm in men or >85 cm in women and triglycerides ≥2 mmol/l; Group 3, Waist circumference ≤90 cm in men or ≤85 cm in women and triglycerides

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