Visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography predicts cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease patients

Conclusion: Visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography was a predictor of cardiovascular events in CKD patients.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - July 27, 2012 Category: Nutrition Authors: M.A. Kamimura, J.J. Carrero, M.E.F. Canziani, R. Watanabe, M.M. Lemos, L. Cuppari Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research