Why the study?
It was uncertain whether a mildly elevated but normal UACR level was associated with the risk of initiating chronic kidney disease.
Does a higher normal baseline UACR predict the risk of progression to chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Does a higher normal baseline UACR predict the risk of progression to chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
In patients with type 2 diabetes and normal UACR (<30 mg/g), a baseline UACR >10 mg/g is significantly associated with an increased risk of progression to chronic kidney disease.
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May flag early CKD risk in T2DM within normal UACR; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Tang et al. (2022) studied this question.
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