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This study aimed to comprehensively describe the spectrum of kidney histological damage in patients with obesity and overt kidney disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We reviewed 503 native kidney biopsies performed at Hospices Civils de Lyon between 2019 and 2022, identifying 103 adults with obesity. Glomerular histology was compared to 206 controls matched 2:1 for age, sex, hypertension, and diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the cohort with obesity, mean body mass index (BMI) was 35.1\u202fkg\/m\u00b2; 83% had hypertension and 33% had diabetes. Biopsies were performed for active urinary sediment (56%), proteinuria (49%), and acute or chronic kidney failure (31% of cases each). The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate was 47\u00a0ml\/min\/1.73\u202fm\u00b2, and proteinuria was 3.13\u202fg\/day. The post-biopsy complication rate was similar between groups. A wide spectrum of renal lesions was observed: hypertensive nephrosclerosis (34%), acute tubular necrosis (34%), diabetic nephropathy (17%), IgA nephropathy (13%), and other glomerulonephritides. ORG was identified in 25.2% of cases, isolated in 6.8% and associated with other lesions in 18.4%, while 74.8% had alternative diagnoses. Although no significant difference in glomerular size was observed between patients with obesity and controls, glomerular diameter was positively correlated with BMI (P\u00a0=\u00a0.049).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ORG is not the predominant cause of kidney disease in patients with obesity. 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