Estimated glomerular filtration rate decline and risk of end-stage renal disease in type 2 diabetes.
Megumi OshimaTadashi ToyamaMasakazu HanedaKengo FuruichiTetsuya BabazonoHiroki YokoyamaKunitoshi IsekiShinichi ArakiToshiharu NinomiyaShigeko HaraYoshiki SuzukiMasayuki IwanoEiji KusanoTatsumi MoriyaHiroaki SatohHiroyuki NakamuraMiho ShimizuAkinori HaraHirofumi MakinoTakashi Wadanull nullPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Declines in eGFR were strongly associated with subsequent risk of ESRD in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. In addition to 30% and 40% declines, a 20% decline in eGFR over 2 years could be considered as a candidate surrogate endpoint of ESRD in diabetic kidney disease.