Several epidemiologic studies reported that persons with renal insufficiency might have
increased cardiovascular disease-related mortality rates in select populations. The
association between renal insufficiency and increased cardiovascular disease-related and
all-cause mortality rates during 16 yr of follow-up monitoring was examined among
participants who were 30 to 74 yr of age at the baseline examinations in 1976 to 1980, with
urinary protein dipstick measurements (n= 8786) or serum creatinine levels of≤ 3.0 mg/dl …