Nephrology and Hypertension

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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Even After Bariatric Surgery, Severely Obese Teens Should Be Monitored for Kidney Injury

Even after undergoing bariatric surgery to control severe obesity, adolescents continue to show underlying, subclinical biomarkers of kidney disease.

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Faculty	11
Joint Appointment Faculty	0
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