Research Article

The Level of Serum Albumin Is Associated with Renal Prognosis in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

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Kaplan–Meier curves of the renal survival rate in DN patients with different serum albumin levels. The 5-year renal survival rate was estimated to be 64.14%, 35.70%, 10.54%, and 0% for the normal (≥35 g/L), mild (30-35 g/L), moderate (25-30 g/L), and severe (<25 g/L) groups, respectively. Median survival time for ESRD after renal biopsy was 31 months, 24 months, and 16 months for the mild, moderate, and severe groups, respectively. There was a significant difference of the renal survival rate between any two groups ().