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SUBMITTER: Rebholz CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860021 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rebholz Casey M CM Grams Morgan E ME Chen Yuan Y Gross Alden L AL Sang Yingying Y Coresh Josef J Selvin Elizabeth E
American journal of epidemiology 20171001 8
Glycemic excursions, independent of average glucose, have been implicated in the development of diabetic complications. It is unknown whether low levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) are associated with advanced stages of kidney disease independent of kidney function and glycemia. In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (n = 13,277 from 4 US communities), we used structural equation modeling to estimate the association between serum 1,5-AG levels and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) fro ...[more]