High-normal albuminuria and incident chronic kidney disease in a male nondiabetic population.

Journal: Clinical and experimental nephrology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: High-normal albuminuria is an important risk factor for incident chronic kidney disease in diabetic populations, in contrast to an uncertain association in nondiabetic populations. This study aimed to reveal the relationship between high-normal albuminuria and incident chronic kidney disease in a Japanese nondiabetic population.

Authors

  • Aki Ashitani
    Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
  • Toshinori Ueno
    Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. tueno-ygc@umin.ac.jp.
  • Ayumu Nakashima
    Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
  • Shigehiro Doi
    Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
  • Kiminori Yamane
    Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., Chugoku Health Administration Center, 11-40, Hijiyama-honmachi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 732-0816, Japan.
  • Takao Masaki
    Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.