The impact of protein intake on renal function decline in women with normal renal function or mild renal insufficiency.
Knight EL, Stampfer MJ, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Curhan GC. The impact of protein intake on renal function decline in women with normal renal function or mild renal insufficiency. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2003, 138: 460-7. PMID: 12639078, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-6-200303180-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateMild renal insufficiencyNormal renal functionRenal function declineNurses' Health StudyRenal insufficiencyRenal functionFunction declineHigh protein intakeProtein intakeNondairy animal proteinHealth StudyHigh intakeSemi-quantitative food frequency questionnaireHigher total protein intakeML/minProspective cohort studyRenal function changesSevere renal insufficiencyFood frequency questionnaireMultivariate linear regression analysisTotal protein intakeBorderline statistical significancePercent of womenLow protein intake