Simms, Roslyn J.
Doshi, Trushali
Metherall, Peter
Ryan, Desmond
Wright, Peter
Gruel, Nicolas
van Gastel, Maatje D. A.
Gansevoort, Ron T.
Tindale, Wendy
Ong, Albert C. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7211-5400
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council
Sheffield Hospitals Charity
Article History
Received: 29 June 2018
Revised: 26 October 2018
Accepted: 26 November 2018
First Online: 21 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Prof Albert CM Ong.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Michael Bradburn, Senior Medical Statistician, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in Spithoven EM et al, Am J Kidney Dis 2015; 66:792–801.
: • retrospective• cross-sectional study• multicenter study