Both glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria independently predict mortality
Both glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria independently predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to the results of a large, global collaborative meta-analysis of general population cohorts reported online May 18 in The Lancet.
Proteinuria may help predict outcomes in chronic kidney disease independent of estimated glomerular filtration rate level, according to the results of a community-based cohort study reported in the February 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.