Effects of Dietary Protein on Renal Disease
Authors: Ping H. Wang
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1997)

Letters15 February 1997Effects of Dietary Protein on Renal DiseasePing H. Wang, MD, Andrew S. Levey, MD, and Joseph Lau, MDPing H. Wang, MDUniversity of California, Irvine, CA 92717-4086New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111Search for more papers by this author, Andrew S. Levey, MDUniversity of California, Irvine, CA 92717-4086New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111Search for more papers by this author, and Joseph Lau, MDUniversity of California, Irvine, CA 92717-4086New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-4-199702150-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Our paper included two related but separate meta-analyses. The first analysis focused on nondiabetic renal disease and the second was limited to diabetic renal disease. We clearly stated that the methods and robustness of the results differed for the two meta-analyses.The meta-analysis of nondiabetic renal disease included only randomized, controlled trials and compared the proportion of patients who developed renal failure or died. We concluded that the result was robust and indicated no heterogeneity among studies. Dr. Parving apparently agrees. However, Shah and colleagues suggest that the range in the level of renal function at baseline might ...References1. Stiker GE, Schainuck LI, Cutler RE, Benditt EP. Structural-functional correlations in renal disease. I. A method for assaying and classifying histopathological changes in renal biopsies. Hum Pathol. 1970; 1:615-30. Google Scholar2. Stiker GE, Schainuck LI, Cutler RE, Benditt EP. Structural-functional correlations in renal disease. II. The correlations. Hum Pathol. 1970; 1:631-42. Google Scholar3. Brenner BM. Nephrology forum: hemodynamically mediated glomerular injury and the progressive nature of kidney disease. Kidney Int. 1983; 23:647-55. Google Scholar4. Dullaart RP, Beusekamp BJ, Meijer S, van Doormaal JJ, Sluiter WJ. Long-term effects of protein-restricted diet on albuminuria and renal function in IDDM patients without clinical nephropathy and hypertension. Diabetes Care. 1993; 16:483-92. Google Scholar5. Levey AS, Bosch JP, Coggins CH, Greene T, Mitch WE, Schluchter MD, et al. Effects of diet and antihypertensive therapy on creatinine clearance and serum creatinine concentration in the MDRD Study. Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group. J Am Soc Nephrol. 1996; 7:556-65. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Ping H. Wang, MD; Andrew S. Levey, MD; Joseph Lau, MDAffiliations: University of California, Irvine, CA 92717-4086New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 February 1997Volume 126, Issue 4Page: 331-332KeywordsAlbuminsCreatinineDietExcretionGlomerular filtration rateMicroalbuminuriaProteinsRenal analysisRenal diseasesRenal failure ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 February 1997 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1997 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...