Age and association of kidney measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease.

I Hallan, Stein; Matsushita, Kunihiro; Sang, Yingying; K Mahmoodi, Bakhtawar; Black, Corri; Ishani, Areef; Kleefstra, Nanne; Naimark, David; Roderick, Paul; Tonelli, Marcello; F M Wetzels, Jack; C Astor, Brad; T Gansevoort, Ron; Levin, Adeera; Wen, Chi-Pang; Coresh, Josef; Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, Chronic

doi:10.1001/jama.2012.16817

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Age and association of kidney measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease.

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Authors:

Stein I Hallan

Kunihiro Matsushita

Yingying Sang

Abstract

CONTEXT: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent in older individuals, but the risk implications of low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and high albuminuria across the full age range are controversial. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate possible effect modification (interaction) by age of the asso...

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