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ReviewObesity science & practice2023

Obesity and chronic kidney disease: A current review.

Saira Nawaz, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Saif Al-Chalabi, Philip Evans, Philip A Kalra, Akheel A Syed, Smeeta Sinha

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Review in Obesity science & practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Eplerenone improves kidney function and cardiac performance in obese male mice.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026
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  20. Cardio-kidney-metabolic (CKM) framework: A nephrologist's perspective.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Saira NawazFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.
Rajkumar ChinnaduraiFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.
Saif Al-ChalabiFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-8514
Philip EvansDepartment of Renal Medicine Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool UK.
Philip A KalraFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.
Akheel A SyedFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8696-7121
Smeeta SinhaFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester Manchester UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Obesity poses significant challenges to healthcare globally, particularly through its bi-directional relationship with co-morbid metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. There is also emerging evidence of an association between obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) which is less well characterized. Methods: A literature search of electronic libraries was conducted to identify and present a narrative review of the interplay between obesity and CKD. Findings: Obesity may predispose to CKD directly as it is linked to the histopathological finding of obesity-related glomerulopathy and indirectly through its widely recognized complications such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. The biochemical and endocrine products of adipose tissue contribute to pathophysiological processes such as inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and proteinuria. The prevention and management of obesity may prove critical in counteracting both the development and advancement of CKD. Moreover, measures of abdominal adiposity such as waist circumference, are generally associated with worse morbidity and mortality in individuals receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Conclusion: Obesity is a risk factor for the onset and progression of CKD and should be recognized as a potential target for a preventative public health approach to reduce CKD rates within the general population. Future research should focus on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with CKD and obesity due to their multi-faceted actions on major outcomes.

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chronic kidney diseasedialysisobesitytransplantation

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