... the seventh (1998-2001; baseline) and eighth (2005-2008; follow-up) examinations (mean age = 59 years, 54.8% women). Predictors included measures of diet quality, physical activity, alcohol intake, and current smoking status assessed during baseline. Outcomes were based on creatinine-based eGFR at baseline...

...Sueli A. Alves; Carla P. Carlos; Glória E.F. Mendes; Sandra M. Oliveira; Marcus A.M. Luz; Rafael P.S. Souza; Rael L. Matimoto; Terezila M. Coimbra; Emmanuel A. Burdmann Background/Aims: The effects of cigarette smoke (CS) on cyclosporine (CsA)-induced nephrotoxicity are poorly studied. This study...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Smoking Transplantation End-stage kidney disease Mortality Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading global cause...

...Pramod K. Agarwal; Merel E. Hellemons; Dorien M. Zelle; Rutger M. van Ree; Jacob van den Born; Jaap J. Homan van der Heide; Rijk O.B. Gans; Willem J. van Son; Gerjan Navis; Stephan J.L. Bakker Background: Smoking in renal transplant recipients (RTR) is an acknowledged cardiovascular risk factor...

... over time, as an index of the speed of the progression of nephropathy, was examined. Age (61 ± 1 years), mean arterial pressure (109 ± 1 mm Hg), and the degree of the proteinureia (2.1 ± 0.1 in dipstick test) were correlated with the slope. Effects of hypercholesterolemia and smoking on the slope were...