Kidney Function, Albuminuria and Life Expectancy

Background: Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate is associated with reduced life expectancy. Whether this association is modified by the presence or absence of albuminuria, another cardinal finding of chronic kidney disease, is unknown. Objective: Our objective was to estimate the life expecta...

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Main Authors: Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Sofia B Ahmed, Marcello Tonelli, Braden Manns, Pietro Ravani, Matthew James, Robert R Quinn, Min Jun, Ron Gansevoort, Brenda Hemmelgarn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-014-0033-6