BACKGROUND Renal replacement therapy rates are inversely related to socioeconomic status (SES) in developed countries. The relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and SES is less clear. This study examined the relationships between SES and CKD and albuminuria in England. METHODS Data from the Health Survey for England 2009 and 2010 were combined. The prevalence of CKD 3-5 and albumi...

BACKGROUND The number of individuals suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing. Therefore, early identification of modifiable predictors of CKD is highly desirable. Previous studies suggest an association between body mass index (BMI), metabolic factors and CKD. METHODS Data of 241 high risk patients with information on renal function and albuminuria from the Renal Disease in ...

An increased renal resistive index (RI) and albuminuria are markers of target organ damage secondary to systemic hypertension. This study evaluated associations between systemic blood pressure (SBP), renal RI, pulsatility index (PI), and albuminuria in dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH). Predictors of overall mortality were investigated. Twenty client-owned dogs with PDH a...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) contributes to nearly 50% of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease cases in the United States (1). Despite clinical trials that have affirmed the importance of glycemic control and the provision of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system for slowing progression of DN, the burden of disease continues to increase (2). Therefore further mechani...

a mere turbiditj7 to a distinct precipitate. The degrees of albumosuria and albuminuria were not proportional to each other in all my cases. In a few cases there was a mere trace of albumose, while the quantity of albumen was large. What is called here albumose was characterized by the following tests :? (1) Not precipitated by heat. (2) Precipitated by HNoa. This precipitate is soluble on boil...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate in adults with type 2 diabetes the extent to which the relation of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) to markers of systemic inflammation (fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP]) are affected by microangiopathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We selected adults with type 2 diabetes using American Diabetes Association criteria from a population-based coho...

BACKGROUND Impairment in glomerular endothelial function likely plays a major role in the development of albuminuria and CKD progression. Glomerular endothelial dysfunction may reflect systemic microvascular dysfunction, accounting in part for the greater cardiovascular risk in patients with albuminuria. Prior studies of vascular function in CKD have focused on conduit artery function or those ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Albuminuria, a marker of chronic kidney disease, is associated with an increased risk of incident stroke and unfavorable long-term outcomes. However, the association of albuminuria with short-term outcomes and change in infarct volume in patients with acute small subcortical infarction remains unknown. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 85 consecutive patients with acu...

BACKGROUND The relationship between diabetic nephropathy, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and inflammation has been shown. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are simple, inexpensive, and useful markers to determine inflammation. However, to date, in the literature, there have been no studies demonstrating the relationship between epicardial adipose ti...