Urine Osmolality and Renal Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from the KNOW-CKD

• Main Authors: Mi Jung Lee (Author), Tae Ik Chang (Author), Joongyub Lee (Author), Yeong Hoon Kim (Author), Kook-Hwan Oh (Author), Sung Woo Lee (Author), Soo Wan Kim (Author), Jung Tak Park (Author), Tae-Hyun Yoo (Author), Shin-Wook Kang (Author), Kyu Hun Choi (Author), Curie Ahn (Author), Seung Hyeok Han (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Urine osmolality indicates the ability of the kidney to concentrate the urine and reflects the antidiuretic action of vasopressin. However, results about the association between urine osmolality and adverse renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) are conflicting. We investigated t...