CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Despite a low prevalence of chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR]<60 mL/min per 1.73 m2), First Nations people have high rates of kidney failure requiring chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation. We sought to examine whether the presence and severity of albuminuria contributes to the progression of chronic kidney disease to kidney failure among First Nations people. ⋯ Albuminuria confers a similar risk of progression to kidney failure for First Nations and non-First Nations people.