Open AccessThe association of chronic kidney disease complications by albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate: a cross-sectional analysis
Author(s) -
Gautham Viswanathan,
Mark J. Sarnak,
Hocine Tighiouart,
Paul Muntner,
Lesley A. Inker
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 75
ISSN - 0301-0430
DOI - 10.5414/cn107842
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , albuminuria , kidney disease , hyperphosphatemia , urology , creatinine , gastroenterology , endocrinology
Albuminuria is strongly associated with future risk for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes, and has been proposed to be included in the classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) along with glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Few data are available on whether albuminuria is associated with concurrent complications of CKD.