Overweight, Obesity In Adolescence May Increase ESRD Risk Later.

Medwire  (12/3, Robertson) reports, "Being overweight or obese in adolescence increases a person's risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in later life," according to a study  published Nov. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. "In a retrospective analysis of 1,194,704 Israeli adolescents, aged a mean of 17.4 years, who underwent health examinations for military service between 1967 and 1997, the team linked health data to the Israeli ESRD registry, which holds information on any patients receiving treatment for ESRD between 1980 and 2010." Notably, "the incidence of treated ESRD was significantly increased among individuals who were overweight (BMI 24.90-28.19 kg/m2 for boys and 25.20-29.59 kg/m2 for girls) or obese (BMI 28.20-40.00 kg/m2 for boys and 29.60-40.00 kg/m2 for girls) during adolescence, compared with those of normal weight (BMI 17.71-24.89 kg/m2 for boys and 17.21-25.19 kg/m2 for girls)."