Association of serum albumin levels with kidney function decline and incident chronic kidney disease in elders
Author(s) -
Joshua M. Lang,
Ronit Katz,
Joachim H. Ix,
Orlando M. Gutiérrez,
Carmen A. Peralta,
Chirag R. Parikh,
Suzanne Satterfield,
Snežana Petrović,
Prasad Devarajan,
Michael Bennett,
Linda F. Fried,
Steven R. Cummings,
Mark J. Sarnak,
Michael G. Shlipak
Publication year - 2017
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/gfx229
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , albumin , albuminuria , endocrinology , serum albumin , cohort , cystatin c , odds ratio , gastroenterology
Previous studies in HIV-infected individuals have demonstrated serum albumin to be strongly associated with kidney function decline, independent of urine albumin and inflammatory markers. Lower serum albumin concentrations may be an under-appreciated risk factor for kidney function decline in elders.
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