Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana

Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to obesity and defects in insulin action. Significant complications of DM include kidney disease due to its association with hypertension and obesity. Thus, the contribution of the various obesity phenotypes t...

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Main Authors: Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2739772
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