Joshua Lang, Ronit Katz, Joachim H Ix, Orlando M Gutierrez, Carmen A Peralta, Chirag R Parikh, Suzanne Satterfield, Snezana Petrovic, Prasad Devarajan, Michael Bennett, Linda F Fried, Steven R Cummings, Mark J Sarnak, Michael G Shlipak
BACKGROUND: Previous studies in HIV-infected individuals have demonstrated serum albumin to be strongly associated with kidney function decline, independent of urine albumin and inflammatory markers. Lower serum albumin concentrations may be an under-appreciated risk factor for kidney function decline in elders. METHODS: We performed a cohort analysis in the Health Aging and Body Composition Study, a cohort of well-functioning, bi-racial, community-dwelling elders between the age of 70 and 79 years...
June 1, 2018: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation