Is there a sex difference in the age-related decline of kidney function among middle-aged and elderly individuals?
Women experience a slower age-related decline in kidney function compared to men, independent of overall health status.
Among middle-aged and elderly individuals in the general population, decline in the mean GFR in women was slower than in men, independent of health status.
Melsom et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
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