Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function
Authors: Philip S. Mehler, Raymond Estacio
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Letters3 July 2001Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal FunctionPhilip S. Mehler, MD and Raymond Estacio, MDPhilip S. Mehler, MDDenver Health; Denver, CO 80204 (Mehler, Estacio)Search for more papers by this author and Raymond Estacio, MDDenver Health; Denver, CO 80204 (Mehler, Estacio)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-1-200107030-00033 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Pinto-Sietsma and colleagues recently reported that cigarette smoking is associated with albuminuria in nondiabetic persons (1). They refer to the known adverse effects of smoking in diabetic patients that were previously reported in the literature. Their references, however, are entirely to studies of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Smoking has not consistently been found to be an important risk factor for nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, which accounts for 90% of the 16 million cases of diabetes in the United States (2, 3).We would also like to comment on the association between ...References1. Pinto-Sietsma S, Mulder J, Janssen W, Hillege H, de Zeeuw D, de Jong P. Smoking is related to albuminuria and abnormal renal function in nondiabetic persons. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:585-91. [PMID: 11033585] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Lee E, Lee V, Lu M, Lee J, Russell D, Yeh J. Incidence of renal failure in NIDDM. The Oklahoma Indian Diabetes Study. Diabetes. 1994;43:572-9. [PMID: 8138063] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Meigs J, Singer D, Sullivan L, Dukes K, D'Agostino R, Nathan D, et al . Metabolic control and prevalent cardiovascular disease in non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM): The NIDDM Patient Outcome Research Team. Am J Med. 1997;102:38-47. [PMID: 9209199] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Mehler P, Jeffers B, Biggerstaff S, Schrier R. Smoking as a risk factor for nephropathy in non–insulin-dependent diabetics. J Gen Intern Med. 1998;13:842-5. [PMID: 9844083] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Bakris G, Williams M, Dworkin L, Elliott W, Epstein M, Toto R, et al . Preserving renal function in adults with hypertension and diabetes: a consensus approach. National Kidney Foundation Hypertension and Diabetes Executive Committees Working Group. Am J Kidney Dis. 2000;36:646-61. [PMID: 10977801] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver Health; Denver, CO 80204 (Mehler, Estacio) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSmoking Is Related to Albuminuria and Abnormal Renal Function in Nondiabetic Persons Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma , Jaap Mulder , Wilbert M.T. Janssen , Hans L. Hillege , Dick de Zeeuw , and Paul E. de Jong Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function Stephen J. Jay Smoking and Abnormalities in Renal Function Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma , Wilbert M.T. Janssen , and Paul E. de Jong Metrics 3 July 2001Volume 135, Issue 1Page: 67KeywordsBlood pressureClinical trialsGrowth factorsIschemiaMedical risk factorsOdds ratioRenal failureSmoking cessationType 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes ePublished: 3 July 2001 Issue Published: 3 July 2001 CopyrightCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...