2016 Research Annual Report
Nephrology and Hypertension

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Nephrology and Hypertension

Fig A: This chart shows the percentage of subjects with biomarker levels above the 95th percentile of normal values. Urine NGAL, IL-18, and KIM-1 were significantly elevated in subjects with obesity compared to lean controls at baseline. The obese cohort had a further significant increase in NGAL and KIM-1 at 6 months, followed by a decline at 1 year.

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Division Summary

Research and Training Details
Faculty 11
Joint Appointment Faculty 0
Research Fellows and Post Docs 2
Research Graduate Students 0
Total Annual Grant Award Dollars $3,332,383
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Total Publications 64
Clinical Activities and Training
Staff Physicians 0
Staff Psychiatrists 0
Staff Psychologists 0
Clinical Fellows 11
Inpatient Encounters 4,278
Outpatient Encounters 4,549
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