Synergistic effect of proteinuria on dipstick hematuria-related decline in kidney function: The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study.
Hikari TasakiMasahiro EriguchiHisako YoshidaTakayuki UemuraFumihiro FukataMasatoshi NishimotoTakaaki KosugiMasaru MatsuiKen-Ichi SamejimaKunitoshi IsekiKoichi AsahiKunihiro YamagataTsuneo KontaShouichi FujimotoIchiei NaritaMasato KasaharaYugo ShibagakiToshiki MoriyamaMasahide KondoTsuyoshi WatanabeKazuhiko TsuruyaPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2023)
Proteinuria has a synergistic effect on dipstick hematuria-related decline in kidney function. Among the general population without proteinuria throughout the observational period, the "isolated hematuria"-related eGFR decline was statistically significant but the difference was small.