Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Age
20–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients with CKD stage 3-5 defined as eGFR \<60 ml/min/1.73 m2 calculated with the use of the four-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula who have not yet on dialysis therapy.
You may not be if
Patients with active cancer
Patients with liver cirrhosis
Patients have taken antibiotics within three months before screening for inclusion.
Patients with a cardiac pacemaker or metallic implants,
Patients are amputees
Pregnant women
Patients with inherited renal diseases
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