Kidney disease and increased mortality risk in type 2 diabetes
M Afkarian, MC Sachs, B Kestenbaum… - Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Type 2 diabetes associates with increased risk of mortality, but how kidney disease
contributes to this mortality risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes is not completely
understood. Here, we examined 10-year cumulative mortality by diabetes and kidney
disease status for 15,046 participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES III) by linking baseline data from NHANES III with the National Death
Index. Kidney disease, defined as urinary albumin/creatinine ratio≥ 30 mg/g and/or …
contributes to this mortality risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes is not completely
understood. Here, we examined 10-year cumulative mortality by diabetes and kidney
disease status for 15,046 participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES III) by linking baseline data from NHANES III with the National Death
Index. Kidney disease, defined as urinary albumin/creatinine ratio≥ 30 mg/g and/or …