Open AccessHypobilirubinemia Might be a Possible Risk Factor of End-Stage Kidney Disease Independently of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
Author(s) -
Eiji Oda,
Ryuzi Aoyagi,
Yoshifusa Aizawa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
kidney and blood pressure research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1423-0143
pISSN - 1420-4096
DOI - 10.1159/000339027
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , odds ratio , confidence interval , kidney disease , urology , gastroenterology , logistic regression , risk factor , kidney
The relationship between serum total bilirubin (TB) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is controversial and there is no report on the association between TB and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).