Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Diabetic Older Adults: Associated Roles of the Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance

Andrea R. Zammit; Mindy J. Katz; Carol Derby; Markus Bitzer; Richard B. Lipton

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139369

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Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Diabetic Older Adults: Associated Roles of the Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance

Andrea R. Zammit ,

* E-mail: andrea.zammit@einstein.yu.edu

Affiliations Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New Yourk, United States of America, Einstein Aging Study, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Mindy J. Katz,

Affiliations Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New Yourk, United States of America, Einstein Aging Study, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Carol Derby,

Affiliations Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New Yourk, United States of America, Einstein Aging Study, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Markus Bitzer,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Richard B. Lipton

Affiliations Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New Yourk, United States of America, Einstein Aging Study, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Diabetic Older Adults: Associated Roles of the Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance

Andrea R. Zammit,
Mindy J. Katz,
Carol Derby,
Markus Bitzer,
Richard B. Lipton

Published: October 2, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139369

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Error in Definitions section

Posted by ehoogendijk on 01 Aug 2016 at 09:22 GMT

I think there might be a typo error in the Methods section, under Definitions. The authors write "High blood pressure (≥103/≥85mmHg.. " But I think 103 should be 130.

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