Risk Factors for Kidney Damage in the Adult Population of Wadena, Minnesota: A Prospective Study
Population
455 adults from the general population of Wadena, Minnesota
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
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Discussion
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Implication
SBP independently predicts renal markers beyond diabetes; hypothesis-generating for BP targets in nondiabetic cohorts.
Structured PICO
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Population
455 adults from the general population of Wadena, Minnesota
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Outcome
Albumin excretion rate (AER) and creatinine clearancesurrogate
Hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus are independently associated with an increased risk of kidney damage, as indicated by higher albumin excretion rates.
Cite This Study
Goetz et al. (1997) studied this question.