Prevalence of reduced kidney function and albuminuria in older adults: the Berlin Initiative Study
Author(s) -
Natalie Ebert,
Olga Jakob,
Jens Gaedeke,
Markus van der Giet,
Martin K. Kuhlmann,
Peter Martus,
Nina Mielke,
Mirjam Schuchardt,
Markus Tölle,
Volker Wenning,
Elke Schäeffner
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfw079
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , renal function , kidney disease , cohort , creatinine , population , cystatin c , cohort study , gerontology , environmental health
Although CKD is said to increase among older adults, epidemiologic data on kidney function in people ≥70 years of age are scarce. The Berlin Initiative Study (BIS) aims to fill this gap by evaluating the CKD burden in older adults.
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