Adults with class II to III obesity may have increased cardiac outcomes

Adults with class II to III obesity may have an increased risk for poor cardiac outcomes but not kidney risk after adjusting for potential confounders, according to multicenter data.
“Obesity is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the development and progression of both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD),” Evan M. Zeitler, MD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill nephrology and hypertension division, wrote with colleagues. “Patients with glomerular disease [GN] are also at higher risk of CKD and CVD than the general population

Adults with class II to III obesity may have an increased risk for poor cardiac outcomes but not kidney risk after adjusting for potential confounders, according to multicenter data.
“Obesity is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the development and progression of both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD),” Evan M. Zeitler, MD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill nephrology and hypertension division, wrote with colleagues. “Patients with glomerular disease [GN] are also at higher risk of CKD and CVD than the general population