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SUBMITTER: Inker LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4516633 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Inker Lesley A LA Okparavero Aghogho A Tighiouart Hocine H Aspelund Thor T Andresdottir Margret B MB Eiriksdottir Gudny G Harris Tamara T Launer Lenore L Nikulasdottir Hjalmfridur H Sverrisdottir Johanna Eyrun JE Gudmundsdottir Hrefna H Noubary Farzad F Mitchell Gary G Palsson Runolfur R Indridason Olafur S OS Gudnason Vilmundur V Levey Andrew S AS
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 20150516 2
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in the elderly, but the cause is often not identifiable. Some posit that age-related reductions in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and increases in albuminuria are normal, whereas others suggest that they are a consequence of vascular disease.<h4>Study design</h4>Cross-sectional analysis of a substudy of a prospective cohort.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>AGES (Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility)-Reykjavik Study.<h4>Predictor</h4>Expos ...[more]