The prevalence of obesity-related glomerulopathy is increasing in parallel with the
worldwide obesity epidemic. Glomerular hypertrophy and adaptive focal segmental …

In the past 30 years there have been major improvements in the care of children with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). However, most of the available epidemiological data stem from end …

Developmental programming of non-communicable diseases is now an established
paradigm. With respect to hypertension and chronic kidney disease, adverse events …

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 …

Obesity‐related glomerulopathy (ORG) is a silent comorbidity which is increasing in
incidence as the obesity epidemic escalates. ORG is associated with serious health …

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 …

According to studies undertaken over the past 40 years, low birthweight (LBW) is not only a
significant predictor of perinatal death and morbidity, but also increases the risk of chronic …

Infants born prematurely at< 37 weeks' gestation account for over 80% of infants weighing<
2,500 g at birth—low birth weight (LBW) infants. This designation remains the surrogate …

Incidence of obesity related renal disorders have increased 10-folds in recent years. One of
the consequences of obesity is an increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that leads to the …

Nephron number in humans varies up to 13‐fold, likely reflecting the impact of multiple
factors on kidney development, including inherited body size and ethnicity, as well as …