Hypoalbuminemia and proteinuria are independent risk factors for kidney disease progression in diabetic patients with CKD and controlled blood pressure.
In a cohort of diabetic patients with CKD in whom mean BP was < 140/80 mmHg, the potentially remediable factors hypoalbuminemia and proteinuria but not blood pressure were independently associated with progression of kidney disease. Further understanding of the relationship between these factors and kidney disease progression may lead to beneficial therapies in such patients.
Leehey et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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