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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health concern that arises as a result of a number of different insults to renal function.1 Progression of CKD to end-stage renal disease is a costly and important clinical event with substantial morbidity.2 Additionally, increase in demand for renal replacement therapy (RRT) makes it important to investigate factors associated with the progression of CKD and the prognosis of earlier stages of CKD.
A retrospective study was conducted of subjects with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between 15 and 59 mL/min/1.73 m2 during a 2-year study period from a hospital database. A total of 621 patients of mean age 61.09±6.57 years were identified. At …
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Contributors TM, YHK and ASA provided substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work. TM and AS were involved in the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data. TM and AHK were responsible for drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content. AHK and ASA gave final approval of the version to be published. A
Competing interests None declared.
Ethics approval Jawatankuasa Etika Penyelidikan (Manusia) of USM (JEPeM).
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