background: one of the most important environmental risk factors for kidney cancer is occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens. since the isfahan province is one of the major industrial centers in iran and various chemical industries operating in the province, this study was conducted to determine the association of kidney cancer and occupation. methods: this case-control study was conduct...

background chronic kidney disease (ckd) is an emerging worldwide epidemic but littledata concerning african populations are available. objectives we aimed to assess prevalence of ckd in adult populations of saint-louis, northern senegal. patients and methods in a population-based survey between january and may 2012, we included 1037 adults ≥ 18 years of age who resided in saint-louis. socio-dem...

The rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and an increase in the prevalence of obesity in parallel in the recent years is a great concern. CKD increases the rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and development of end-stage renal disease, and leads to premature death. Although no direct causality link between obesity and CKD can yet be established, this appears highly probable. ...

sarcopenia and physical inactivity synergistically progress in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd) and are strong predictors of mortality in this population. exercise training and essential amino acids and vitamin d supplements may contribute to improving sarcopenia and physical inactivity in ckd patients.

background and objective: the anemia of esrd is a complex disorder, associated with serious complications, which increases patients’ mortality and morbidity. treatment of this anemia with recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-epo) is well established. this clinical trial study was conducted within 20 months, from may 2005 to december 2006, in order to evaluate the efficacy of pdpoetin (rh-epo al...

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background this retrospective study aimed to determine the epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors of chronic kidney diseases (ckd) in patients < 18 years old at a single referral center. materials and methods in a hospital-based case control study, 66 ckd patients less than 18 years old were compared to 81 control patients (also under 18) without ckd. a patient was defined as a ckd case...