Metabolic syndrome in chronic kidney disease and renal transplant patients in North India.

Aim: The cluster of biochemical and clinical abnormalities known as metabolic syndrome (MS) has become a public health problem even in developing countries. Previous studies have shown a graded relationship between MS components and worsening renal function in the general population. The prevalence of MS in non-dialysis-dependent CKD (NDD-CKD) and kidney transplant recipients in the North Indian population is unknown.

Serum adiponectin and cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation.

Background: Serum adiponectin is inversely linked to obesity, impaired glucose homeostasis, dyslipidemia and hypertension and has been suggested as a possible marker of cardiovascular (CV) disease in the general population. However, its role in chronic kidney disease and following renal transplantation is not well established.

Methods: This study examined the relationship of adiponectin with CV risk factors and kidney function in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) (n=33) and those who had undergone a renal transplantation (n=43).