γ-Glutamyltransferase as a Predictor of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nonhypertensive and Nondiabetic Korean Men
Author(s) -
Seungho Ryu,
Yoosoo Chang,
DongIl Kim,
Won Sool Kim,
Byung-Seong Suh
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.078980
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , hazard ratio , kidney disease , proteinuria , quartile , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , cohort , endocrinology , cohort study , gastroenterology , kidney
Little research has been done to examine whether gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is prospectively associated with the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We performed a prospective study to examine the association between GGT and the risk for the development of CKD.
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