Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

An adverse intrauterine environment is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood
pressure and kidney disease in later life. Many studies have focused on low birth weight …

CKD prevalence estimation is central to CKD management and prevention planning at the
population level. This study estimated CKD prevalence in the European adult general …

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically during the past decades, which has
been a major health problem. Since 1975, the number of people with obesity worldwide has …

Obesity causes various structural, hemodynamic, and metabolic alterations in the kidney.
Most of these are likely to be compensatory responses to the systemic increase in metabolic …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly across the
world. The vast majority of patients with COVID-19 manifest mild to moderate symptoms but …

Introduction Exposure to mixtures of environmental chemicals are prevalent among
pregnant women and may be associated with altered fetal growth and gestational age. To …

Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global
morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has …

Worldwide, hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are highly prevalent disorders
and are strong risk factors for cardiovascular disease and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) …

Child benefits are typically paid from birth. This paper asks whether starting universal child
benefits in pregnancy leads to improvements in infant health. Leveraging administrative birth …