Relation of low glomerular filtration rate to metabolic disorders in individuals without diabetes and with normoalbuminuria

C Lorenzo, SD Nath, AJG Hanley… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background and objectives: Microalbuminuria increases cardiovascular risk and is
considered a metabolic disorder. Low glomerular filtration rate is also associated with
increased cardiovascular risk, but the relation of low glomerular filtration rate to metabolic
disorders is not well understood.