Publications by authors named "Claudia M O Velludo"
Background: Waist circumference (WC), a simple anthropometric measure, is associated with visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in cross-sectional studies, and thus has been used as a surrogate marker for VAT. However, associations between changes over time in WC and VAT have not been studied in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.
Methods: This prospective study included 87 nondialysis-dependent CKD patients (54 males, 56.