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Kidney damage predictors in children with metabolically healthy and metabolically unhealthy obesity phenotype.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Dec 2023
Di Sessa Anna, Passaro Antonio Paride, Colasante Alberto Maria, Cioffi Speranza, Guarino Stefano, Umano Giuseppina Rosaria, Papparella Alfonso, Miraglia Del Giudice Emanuele, Marzuillo Pierluigi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obesity and kidney damage have been closely linked in adults, but little is still known in childhood. OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of kidney damage in children with metabolically healthy (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy (MUO) obesity phenotypes. METHODS: We retrospectively examined 396 children with obesity (mean age 10.72 ± 2.71 years, body mass index-standard deviation score, BMI-SDS,...
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