Body Mass Index and Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease

  1. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH; and
  2. Joel D. Kopple, MD
  1. From Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    The strong association between obesity and the risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that Hsu and colleagues (1) reported is a valuable addition to the list of risk factors for ESRD. It seems possible, however, that these findings are influenced by survival …

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