lupus nephritis and obesity Archives

Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Increased Body Mass Index May Not be a Risk Factor for the Development of Lupus Nephritis
Yu Pei Chock¹, Abhijeet Danve¹, Wei Fu² and Michelle Petri³, ¹Rheumatology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Medicine (Rheumatology), Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, USA, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Studies have indicated that increased body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for development of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Obesity is a low…

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