Individuals with HIV disease frequently experience kidney dysfunction, which is accompanied by an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Choi et al. have found that albuminuria and an estimated glomerular filtration rate of <60 ml/min/1.73 m2, estimated using serum cystatin C level, accounted for 17% of the population-attributable 5-year mortality risk in a cohort of patients with HIV infection.
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Kopp, J. Kidney markers predict mortality in patients with HIV disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 7, 186–188 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.27
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