Cystatin C and Albuminuria as Risk Factors for Development of CKD Stage 3: The Multi- Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Shani Shastri, MD, MS, Ronit Katz, DPhil, Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH, Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, MS, Carmen A. Peralta, MD, MAS, Holly Kramer, MD, David R. Jacobs, PhD, Ian H. de Boer, MD, MS, Mary Cushman, MD, David Siscovick, MD, MPH, Mark J. Sarnak, MD, MS American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 57, Issue 6, Pages 832-840 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.11.021 Copyright © 2011 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Cystatin C spline evaluates the shape of the relationship with incident rate ratios of chronic kidney disease stage 3 after adjusting for age, sex, and race and excluding the top and bottom 2.5%. Conversion factor for units: cystatin C in mg/L to nmol/L, ×74.9. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2011 57, 832-840DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.11.021) Copyright © 2011 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Annual unadjusted rate of incident chronic kidney disease stage 3 by quartiles of cystatin C and presence of microalbuminuria. Conversion factor for units: cystatin C in mg/L to nmol/L, ×74.9. Abbreviation: MA, microalbuminuria. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2011 57, 832-840DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.11.021) Copyright © 2011 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions