The okinawa screening program.
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چکیده
Predictors of ESRD were identified using independent registries of both ESRD patients and the general population in Okinawa, Japan. Besides male gender, we found that the significant predictors of ESRD to be proteinuria, hematuria, and hypertension, especially diastolic BP. Among the laboratory findings, a high serum creatinine level was shown to be a strong predictor of ESRD. The effects of age, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia were insignificant, but this needs to be confirmed in a larger cohort and other registries.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
دوره 14 7 Suppl 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003