C reactive protein and long-term risk for chronic kidney disease: a historical prospective study.

CONCLUSION: Elevated CRP level is an independent risk factor for CKD development. In patients with DM, HTN or baseline eGFR between 60-90 ml\min\1.73 m(2) its predictive role is enhanced.
PMID: 24981713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)