American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 754-764 , November 2007

Body Mass Index and Risk of ESRD in China

  • Kristi Reynolds, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kristi Reynolds, PhD, MPH, Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, 100 S Los Robles, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101.
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  • Dongfeng Gu, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control and Research, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationDongfeng Gu, MD, MS, Division of Population Genetics and Prevention, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, 167 Beilishi Rd, Beijing 100037, China.
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  • Paul Muntner, PhD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
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  • Jing Chen, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
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  • Xigui Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control and Research, Beijing, China
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  • C. Lillian Yau, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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  • Xiufang Duan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control and Research, Beijing, China
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  • Chung-Shiuan Chen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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  • L. Lee Hamm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
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  • Jiang He, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Received 23 April 2007 ,Accepted 21 August 2007.

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PII: S0272-6386(07)01148-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.011

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 754-764 , November 2007