Research Article Details
Article ID: | A47832 |
PMID: | 31190265 |
Source: | Obes Surg |
Title: | Metabolic Syndrome Rather than Obesity Alone Is More Significant for Kidney Disease. |
Abstract: | INTRODUCTION: Obesity is associated with metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and kidney disease. BMI may not be the ideal measure of obesity when used to assess its effect on kidney disease as it does not discriminate for age, sex, ethnicity, muscle, bone, or fat mass. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence microalbuminuria and identify independent risk factors for development of kidney disease in the obese Indian population. METHODS: Age, weight, BMI, total body fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio, hypertension, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and HbA1c were collected from 568 obese patients, presenting for bariatric surgery. Multivariate binary logistic regression was used to identify independent risk factors for kidney disease. RESULTS: A total of 114 out of 568 (20.07%) obese patients had microalbuminuria (UACR range 30-283 μg/mg). HbA1C levels ≥ 6 (p = 0.01) and hypertension (p = 0.03) were the strongest independent variables for microalbuminuria. 14.67% with a BMI < 35 kg/m2, 21.30% with a BMI 35-50 kg/m2, and 19.44% with a BMI > 50 kg/m2 had microalbuminuria. Increasing BMI however was not statistically significant (p = 0.75). Total body fat percentage (p = 0.51), waist-to-hip ratio (p = 0.96), age (p = 0.30), sex (p = 0.38), and BMI (p = 0.75) were found to be statistically insignificant. CONCLUSIONS: Kidney disease afflicts 1/5th of the obese Indian patients studied. Diabetes and hypertension remained as the most significant risk factors, while age, weight, increasing BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, or increasing body fat were found to be statistically insignificant for development and progression of kidney disease. |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11695-019-04011-2 |

Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I12 | 10763 | Hypertension | An artery disease characterized by chronic elevated blood pressure in the arteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352797 | disease of anatomical entity/ cardiovascular system disease/vascular disease/ artery disease | Details |
I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |
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D080 | Citrulline | Chemical drug | DB00155 | -- | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |
D094 | Cysteamine | Chemical drug | DB00847 | GSS stimulant | Renal drug | Under clinical trials | Details |
D095 | Cysteamine bitartrate | Chemical drug | DB00847 | -- | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |