Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column on a glomerular filtration rate question, you commented that half of adults over 70 will have a GFR below 56. I am 73 and have noticed the same trend, albeit a small ...
The evaluation of diabetic nephropathy from research and clinical viewpoints depends on the assessment of two continuous variables, albumin excretion rate (AER) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a newly recognized high-risk condition for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and previous studies reported the changes in inflammation and oxidative stress in ...