Association between renal function and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the community-based elderly population: results from the Specific Health Check and Guidance Program in Japan.
Soichiro KonTsuneo KontaKazunobu IchikawaKoichi AsahiKunihiro YamagataShouichi FujimotoKazuhiko TsuruyaIchiei NaritaMasato KasaharaYugo ShibagakiKunitoshi IsekiToshiki MoriyamaMasahide KondoTsuyoshi WatanabePublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2017)
We conclude that eGFR <45 mL/min/1.73 m2 is an independent risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly population.