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Volume/Issue:
Volume 5: Issue 4
Page:
9–10
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2013
Online Publication Date:
17 Aug 2015
Editorial Type:
Findings

Mortality Links to eGFR and Albuminuria Are Stronger in Women

Volume/Issue:
Volume 5: Issue 4
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2013
Page:
9–10
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Lower eGFR and higher albuminuria carry increased risks of death and renal failure in both sexes, but the magnitude of the associations is greater in women, reports a study in the British Medical Journal.

The meta-analysis by the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium used data on more than 2 million members of 46 cohorts. The data included nearly 1.9 million participants from general population cohorts, plus approximately 150,000 participants from high-risk cohorts and 37,000 from CKD cohorts. In addition to deaths or ESRD events, the studies included information on eGFR and urinary albumin-creatinine ratio.

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