title: Chronic kidney disease: Defining clinical cut-offs for albumin:creatinine ratio.
abstract: Albuminuria is rapidly gaining recognition as a marker of the presence and of the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In a new study, Naresh et al. attempt to define cut-off values for percentage change in urinary albumin:creatinine ratio that reflect changes in CKD status rather than random biological variation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands. s.j.l.bakker@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Stephan J L
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bakker
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine