Autor: |
Baranak Safaeian, Azar Nickavar, Hossein Zaeri, Lida Lahootian, Nasser Behnampour |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 699-702 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1319-2442 |
DOI: |
10.4103/1319-2442.336764 |
Popis: |
The incidence of obesity has increased globally in children and adults. In addition, renal dysfunction is an important complication of childhood obesity. This study was performed to identify the diagnostic value of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), a renal injury marker, for the early determination of renal damage in childhood obesity. Totally, 115 obese children and 115 healthy normal weight controls were enrolled in a cross-sectional case–control study. Urine NAG was measured in sample urine and normalized by urine creatinine (CR). In addition, correlation of urine NAG with other variables such as blood pressure (BP), blood glucose, and urine albumin was evaluated. Mean systolic BP (P |
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