Obesity: Older age and high BMI are associated with increased risk of loss of kidney function

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 568 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.142 Author: Jessica K. Edwards Several reports have suggested that the effects of obesity might differ between older and younger individuals, but the effect of age on the association of obesity with deterioration of kidney function was previously unknown. Now, research performed by Csaba Kovesdy and colleagues has shown a
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